“We have offered dialogue, we have offered peace solutions. Not only during the 23 days invasion“He added.
Since Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24, several rounds of negotiations have been held between delegates from Kiev and Moscow.
It is difficult to measure the progress that has been made so far in those talks.
Earlier this week, the Financial Times Revealed a possible 15-point peace plan which would include Kiev renouncing its ambitions to join NATO and promising not to host foreign military bases or weaponry in exchange for Western protection.
And Russia’s top negotiator said Friday that Moscow and Kiev had brought their positions “as close as possible” on a proposal for Ukraine to become a neutral state.
But Ukrainians have been more pessimistic in their assessment of the state of the talks. Mikhailo Podolyak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky — and a participant in the negotiations — said his country’s position has not changed.
Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov told the BBC on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not “serious” about the peace talks and that he was unlikely to offer a solution to the conflict “make it comfortable for the Ukrainian people.”
