“At the same time, we do not refuse peace negotiations either, but those who refuse should know that the further, the more difficult it will be for them to negotiate with us,” he said at a meeting with the leaders of the Duma factions.
Earlier, John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council at the White House, said that the time had not yet come for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov expressed the opinion that at the moment Western countries are betting on the continuation of the conflict in Ukraine, not allowing Kyiv to think about peace.