“I proceed from the fact that these are not negotiations with Ukraine, but negotiations with the United States,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
Vasiliev recalled that Russia had already started the negotiation process with Ukraine, but the Ukrainian side interrupted it.
According to the politician, the resumption of negotiations will not depend on the desire of the Kyiv authorities.
Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said that Zelensky's trip to the United States shows that neither he nor the American side wants peace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that Kyiv refused to negotiate, but Moscow will be open to dialogue if the Ukrainian regime "ripens".