“Although Russia does not reject the option of negotiations and a political settlement of the conflict, we are not going to talk on the conditions put forward by the Ukrainian leadership.

Everything now depends solely on the readiness of Kyiv and its Western curators for a genuine political and diplomatic resolution of the crisis, ”he said in an interview with TASS.

Galuzin noted that Ukrainian politicians are well known for their optionality, inability to negotiate and outright Russophobia.

Earlier, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed confidence that the Ukrainian conflict would continue as long as Ukraine receives financial and military assistance from the United States.