MOSCOW, Feb 25Ukraine, in response to the Russian proposal to hold talks in Minsk, offered Warsaw, but after that «left the connection,» said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Earlier, he said that the Russian side was ready to send a delegation to Minsk for negotiations, which may include representatives The Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presidential administration. «After a short pause, the Ukrainians said that they were reconsidering the idea with Minsk and that now they wanted to go to Warsaw. And after that they completely left the connection and took a break. And this pause has been going on for quite a long time,» — Peskov told reporters. Earlier, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky announced his readiness to discuss the country's neutral status in negotiations. As Peskov explained, the «inseparable components» of this status are demilitarization and denazification, which are exactly what the special operation in Donbass is intended to achieve.Yesterday, 16:07 Aggravation of the situation in the DPR and LPR Russia handed over to France evidence of Kyiv's crimes in the Donbass According to him, Kyiv was informed that Moscow agreed to organize negotiations in Minsk, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was ready to ensure their safety. In turn, the official Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia has always been open to dialogue and has decided to continue contacts with Ukraine. Russia and UkraineOn the eve of Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation in the Donbass. He assured that Moscow's plans do not include the occupation of Ukraine, only its demilitarization and denazification. The Ministry of Defense stressed that the Russian Armed Forces do not launch any missile, air or artillery strikes on Ukrainian cities: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision weapons, nothing is done to the civilian population does not threaten.The development of the situation is in the online report >>Published: Igor Tonoyan
