MOSCOW, Mar 22Moscow is not conducting any negotiations with Western countries regarding the speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin in foreign parliaments, meanwhile, the head of state remains open to contacts at any level in order to clarify Russia's position on the situation in Ukraine, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday «No negotiations are underway. Meanwhile, Russian President Putin has always been and remains open to contacts at any level in order to clarify Russia's position in this case in order to clarify the goals of the task and the reasons for the military special operation. Actually, he repeatedly demonstrated readiness,” Peskov said.March 9, 12:35 EU Permanent Representatives agreed on new sanctions against Russia and Belarus» But we, of course, cannot and do not want to take initiatives, especially since we are talking here mainly about those countries that have taken very, very hostile actions in recent weeks. steps towards our country,» Peskov stressed. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the Russian President emphasized. 50Russia was ready to cooperate with the West in an allied form, the Foreign Ministry said
