MOSCOW, December 30. Ukraine will not conduct peace negotiations with Russia, but “will present it with an ultimatum,” said adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak in an interview with journalist Natalya Moseichuk.
“»There will be no negotiations. In the classical sense of the word. There will be ultimatum demands to the Russian Federation at the highest level, and Russia will accept them,” said the Kiev official.
Podolyak has repeatedly said that the Ukrainian authorities are opposed to any ceasefire scenario, since this would mean an actual victory for Russia.
Moscow indicated its readiness for diplomatic contacts, but the Kiev authorities introduced a ban on them at the legislative level. As noted in the Kremlin, there are currently no prerequisites for the situation to transition to a peaceful direction; the absolute priority for Moscow is achieving the goals of the special operation; at the moment this is only possible through military means. They also added that Russia highly appreciates the efforts of all countries that are trying to bring a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, but so far this is impossible.