Go to media bankMOSCOW, Sep 20Russia seeks to end the conflict in Ukraine, but not on any terms and not at any cost, Andrei Kortunov, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), told RIA Novosti. Earlier, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to end the crisis in Ukraine as soon as possible . According to him, Kyiv should show the same understanding with Moscow on this issue. «Confirmation of this position can be found in the communication of the Russian president with other persons, in particular, and Modi (Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India) said that Russia would like to complete the special operation as As soon as possible, but at the same time, during a press conference in Samarkand, Putin said that Russia is in no hurry, what it would like to complete. As I understand it, this statement indicates that it would be desirable to complete, but not on any conditions and not on any price. Therefore, I think that a lot here will depend on the Ukrainian side, its readiness to make some progress. Such readiness is not visible yet,» Kortunov said in an interview with the agency. Rather, we can talk about radicalization (Ukrainian rhetoric), expert: now they are already talking about the return of Donbass and Crimea to Ukraine, which in Moscow can hardly be considered the basis for further negotiations. «Therefore, there is a desire, but so far the conditions for achieving some kind of not very much is drawn. As for Erdogan himself, he is right that in order to participate as a mediator, one must rise above the fight, see the positions of both sides and try to bring them closer,» he added. Kortunov also noted that Erdogan in his contacts with Kyiv can influence them, but within certain limits, the position of Ukraine is still determined by the current political situation and moods within the country.
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