Russian Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: 30 Peace Initiatives Received, Ukraine “Legally Banned from Negotiating”
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova; Photo: © Petr Kovalev/TASS
Russia has received about 30 initiatives for a peace settlement in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the sidelines of the second Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia “always stated its readiness for negotiations” yesterday.
“We are grateful to everyone. There were many such initiatives. It seems to me that a month ago there were already about 30 (initiatives) that were made by public figures through state channels or even in some private way,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saturday.
Zakharova claimed Russia has never refused negotiations on the war in Ukraine. “Even when we understood that they were unlikely to bring any added value,
