“We have repeatedly said that the Russian side remains open in order to achieve its goals of negotiations, but also repeatedly drew the attention of everyone to the fact that at the moment we do not see such an opportunity, since it was codified in Kyiv, that is, turned into law non-continuation of any negotiations with the Russian side,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
President Vladimir Putin noted that Moscow is always open to negotiations with Kyiv if the Ukrainian regime "ripens".
He stressed that the desire of the Ukrainian authorities to negotiate disappeared after the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kyiv.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he does not want to engage in dialogue with the Russian authorities.
As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted, Putin's phrase that the longer negotiations drag on, the more difficult it will be to negotiate, must be taken seriously.