Full withdrawal of troops: in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine responded to Russia's proposal for negotiations

Moscow, according to the speaker, has only one option for negotiations - to immediately end the war and remove all military units from Ukraine outside the borders as of 1991. "Who really wants negotiations, does not destroy the country's energy system so that its population is freezing in winter, does not engage in mass executions . .

The statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about his readiness for negotiations with the West is another smoke curtain to win time because of the defeat of the Russian army on the front. "While Russia is committing crimes in Ukraine, the answer should be one on the battlefield," Nikolenko continued. The speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine thanked the international partners for their assistance.

According to him, only joint efforts can stop Russia and its threats of peace and security. It should be noted that Nikolenko's comment became a reaction to Lavrov's statement today about a conversation with the West to reduce tensions. The Russian minister wants to hear realistic proposals based on equal approaches.

"If we will be addressed with realistic proposals that rely on the principles of equality and mutual respect for interests aimed at finding compromises and balance of interests of all countries in this region, as it has always been in the past, it will not be," - the official promised . Lavrov noted Russia's constant readiness for negotiations.

According to him, over the past six months there have been several initiatives from the United States and other Western countries who asked for telephone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Lavrov spoke about Putin's readiness for negotiations, the Minister accused Ukraine of refusing them allegedly because of the "direct instruction of Western countries. " It should be noted that the topic of negotiations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine was violated by the Pope Francis.

The Pontiff suggested Putin and President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to meet in the Vatican. The French media wrote that French President Emmanuel Macron asked Francis to call Putin and negotiate the war. The Kremlin responded to Macron's proposal, declaring Putin's readiness to speak with Francis. The Russian president touched the issue of a truce with Ukraine during a session of the Valdai discussion club.