“Frankly, over the past few months we have not heard anything about any new peace proposals to resolve the Ukrainian crisis,” the diplomat said.

At the same time, he emphasized that since the beginning of the Northeast Military District, about twenty states and regional associations have come up with similar initiatives

“Many of the ideas they presented contained many fundamental points that we share,” Galuzin added.

Earlier, South African Ambassador to Russia Mzuvukile Jeff Maketuku said that African leaders would try to convince Vladimir Zelensky to start negotiations.

American businessman Elon Musk also expressed confidence that a peace agreement to resolve the Ukrainian conflict should have been concluded a year ago.