Russian Foreign Ministry: Any prediction about the end of the Ukrainian crisis is out of the question now

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said that the Ukrainian crisis has been prolonged and has taken on a long-term character, and any prediction about the date of its end is now out of the question.

The Russian "TASS" agency quoted the diplomat as saying: "Any expectations today regarding the end of the Ukrainian crisis may become unthinkable. The military confrontation has become long-term."

Galuzin indicated that the West is ready for "the complete and unconditional victory of Kyiv" with the "return" of all new Russian regions to Ukraine (Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, Zaporozhye and Kherson provinces, as well as Crimea).

"Moreover, Westerners also expect us to pay compensation and rebuild Ukraine, and talk about their intentions to hold courts, convict and hold our country's leadership accountable," the deputy minister added.

He explained, "In other words, according to the logic of Kyiv and the West, we must withdraw from the liberated lands, rebuild everything that was destroyed, pay compensation, go to prison...and only after that will the Ukrainians return to negotiations."

"These preconditions cannot be the basis for a constructive conversation," the diplomat said, mocking the absurdity that the West and Kiev want, noting that if Zelensky had not become president and continued to play his role in the Russian humorous KVN television program to give funny answers to questions and play pre-prepared roles.

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