Kremlin conditions for negotiations with America
The Kremlin spokesman revealed Moscow's conditions for negotiations with Washington on Ukraine. |
report Mehr News Agency quoted by Rashatodi, Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Kremlin Palace, referring to Russia’s welcome to the negotiations with the United States, emphasized that these negotiations will take place only when all relevant issues are discussed. be done comprehensively.
Anatoly Antonov, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, said yesterday that the Moscow embassy has been content with “temporary” contacts with the U.S. government since last Friday’s terrorist attack in Moscow. But next week, he will consult about “bilateral relations and whether there is any chance of not destroying the Russian-American relations”.
Pskov said in this regard: Moscow has enough “political inclination” to negotiate with Washington, but only if the discussion and exchange of views are complete. about all the issues involved.
He continued: Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that we welcome negotiations and we believe that comprehensive consultation on all issues is necessary. Of course, it is impossible to isolate some issues that are currently the priority of our bilateral relations and only deal with them!
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also said in November 2023 that Moscow is trying to figure out whether, under the current circumstances, negotiations with the United States has any meaning or not.
After the start of the war in Ukraine, Washington cut almost all its relations with Moscow. Antonov said in August last year that there are only “minor issues” in the relations between the two countries, including the emergency de-escalation line in Syria, space exploration, and work on the issue of non-disclosure of weapons of mass destruction.