President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZelenskyKYIV, Feb 17Kiev will not go into direct negotiations with Donetsk and Luhansk, it's pointless, they don't decide anything, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said. is it wasting time? They can shoot and get into kindergarten, school…. That's what they decide,» Zelensky said in an interview with RBC-Ukraine on Thursday. According to him, the DPR and LPR do not resolve political issues. “We know how the meeting of the “Minsk” subgroups goes – with whom they consult, whom they call back. They still see it. They can say “yes” and then “no” «Probably, they are asking permission. But they are not actually and legally a subject. I am the President of Ukraine, why should I sit down with the militants at the negotiating table?» img src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/e666b4bdb7acd103922902735ed96fbb.jpg» />16:25InfographicHow many troops and equipment the United States and its allies have deployed to EuropeInfographicView»The Russians know that we don't want to talk to them because they don't decide anything. Why are you sending us someone as intermediaries? Let's talk to you — we don't have prejudice against you,» the Ukrainian president added. Western states have recently expressed concern about Russia's allegedly dangerous actions near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly rejected such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as a pretext to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. Unsubstantiated allegations that Russia is preparing provocations continue to come from the West, despite the return of Russian troops to their places of deployment after the exercises. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. At a meeting with Putin, the head of the RF Ministry of Defense reported that «some of the exercises are coming to an end, some will be completed in the near future.» The Southern and Western military districts of the Russian Federation have begun returning troops to their places of deployment, Major General Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, told reporters on Tuesday. put electronic warfare equipment on high alert
