Russian-Ukrainian talks in Belarus. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 4.The Kremlin is recording reports of Kyiv’s desire to withdraw from the negotiation process, the inconsistency of the Ukrainian negotiators has been repeatedly stated by Russia at various levels, Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, told reporters on Wednesday. «quite the opposite. And the inconsistency of the Ukrainian side has also been repeatedly stated by us at various levels. They change their position every day, but such statements are heard more and more often from Kyiv. Yes, we also fix this,» Peskov answered the question of journalists about Ukraine's plans to withdraw from the negotiation process.Kyiv has changed its position and is trying to negotiate differently, Lavrov said. At the same time, the Kremlin treats such an inconsistent position of the negotiators negatively, the press secretary of the Russian leader emphasized. «This does not inspire confidence that this negotiation process can somehow end effectively «, Peskov added. 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 Kyiv 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 Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
