"We look forward to and support the resumption of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible. This requires the joint efforts of the international community, as well as the creation by the parties of conditions for this, "RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said earlier that one of the conditions for achieving peace is the return of Ukraine to a neutral non-aligned status, enshrined in the declaration of its state sovereignty.

According to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Ukraine has no other way to resolve the conflict than to conclude a peace treaty with Russia without preconditions.

At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference called the "peace initiatives" put forward by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky absurd.

The Kremlin stressed that Russia will continue its NWO and, one way or another, will ensure its interests and achieve the fulfillment of the stated tasks.