Go to the media bank of the State Historical Museum and the Moscow Kremlin. File photoMOSCOW, Oct. 10 The United States has not contacted Russia on possible talks on Ukraine, this initiative is unlikely to be possible after Kyiv's legislative rejection of them, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Previously, the coordinator John Kirby, Strategic Communications Officer at the US National Security Council, said that a way out of the situation around Ukraine should be sought through diplomacy. negotiations between Russia and the West» There were no contacts (Washington with Moscow) on this matter. And then, it is unlikely that this (Kirby's statement) can be called an initiative. And then, you know that there is a codified decision of the Ukrainian side — President Zelensky — to refuse any negotiations,» Peskov said, answering the question of whether there were any contacts between the United States and Russia on the topic of negotiations with Ukraine. Russia began a military operation in Ukraine on 24 February. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Russian Defense Ministry, as of March 25, the Russian Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage of the special operation — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was the liberation of Donbass.
