Russian presidential spokesman (Kremlin) Dmitry Peskov indicated that “there is a possibility of dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv,” stressing that “neither Russian President Vladimir Putin nor Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have spoken about shutting down the country.” this door.”

Previously, Lavrov believed that “in the current situation, peace talks between Russia and Ukraine are meaningless,” explaining that “even the first spring rounds of peace talks between the two parties, held in Belarus, revealed the absence of the Ukrainian side to discuss anything seriously.”

In turn, the President of Russia, during his recent visit to Tehran, pointed out that “the Kyiv authorities refused to fulfill the agreements that were reached between the two parties” and considered that “the final outcome of the negotiations depends on the readiness of the contracting parties to implement the agreements reached.” “The Kyiv authorities have no such desire.”

The Russian military operation in Ukraine has been ongoing since February 24 last year, and there are no signs of an end soon, despite widespread international condemnation and heavy economic sanctions imposed by the West on Moscow.

Russian-Ukrainian negotiations began at the end of February last year, when the two delegations held two face-to-face meetings in Belarus, after which it was decided to continue consultations via videoconference.

The two delegations also held another round of talks in Istanbul at the end of March last year; Discuss controversial issues and find a way out of the conflict. Since then, there have been no rounds of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian sides.