The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 23.Moscow will be ready to return to negotiations with Ukraine as soon as Kyiv shows a constructive approach and responds to Russia's proposals, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told reporters. «This is not our initiative to freeze the current talks and put everything on pause. We will be ready to return as soon as Ukraine shows a constructive position and provides, at least, a reaction to the proposals submitted to it,» Rudenko said. excludes any agreement with Moscow that provides for the recognition of new territorial realities, Rudenko noted that Moscow «is guided by the official reaction of the Kyiv authorities.» announced Russia's readiness to return to negotiations with Ukraine
