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| Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba denied rumors of secret negotiations with Russia |
| 2023-11-04 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Ukraine is not conducting any negotiations with Russia on a peaceful resolution of the conflict, the head of the country’s Foreign Ministry, Dmitry Kuleba, said in an interview with ZDF television on November 3. “No ,” the Ukrainian diplomat answered a question from a German TV channel journalist about the parties’ negotiations “behind closed doors.” Kuleba noted that Ukraine “has no point in talking” if Russia is not ready to accept Kiev’s conditions and the “peace formula” proposed last year by Vladimir Zelensky , which, according to him, is based on respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. Since the end of 2022, Zelensky has been actively promoting a 10-point plan, which contains conditions for nuclear, food and energy security, as well as for the release of prisoners. Also, the “peace formula” provides for the “withdrawal of Russian troops” and the cessation of hostilities. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called this formula unrealizable. Earlier, the head of Zelensky’s office, Andriy Yermak, following telephone conversations with US Presidential National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, said that Ukraine would hold additional consultations on the “peace formula.” As Regnum reported , at the end of October, The Washington Post reported on secret contacts between Russia and Ukraine. It was noted that the parties were in contact through intermediaries, including Qatar, Turkey and the UAE, and negotiated on several key humanitarian issues, including the exchange of prisoners of war and the passage of ships from the Black Sea ports of Ukraine. |
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