“The special military operation continues.

The President recently said that he was going according to plan, ”Peskov said.

He added that at the expert level, contacts continue within the framework of the negotiation process with Ukraine.

“I also want to remind you of the president’s words that, unfortunately, the Ukrainian side does not demonstrate much consistency on the agreed points.

The position often changes, and, of course, the dynamics of progress in the negotiation process leaves much to be desired,” Peskov said.

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, announced the continuation of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in an online format.

She stressed that the Ukrainian delegation, unfortunately, "directs its efforts not to reach agreements, but to drag out negotiations."

State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, commenting on the words of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky about his readiness to discuss with Russia the refusal to join NATO and the issue of ownership of Crimea, said that he wants to gain time.

He stressed that simultaneously with these statements, the Ukrainian leader is turning to NATO for military support.