MOSCOW, Feb 25Russia always responds to requests for negotiations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on the possibility of negotiations between Moscow and Kiev. «We always respond to requests for negotiations. We always conduct them even with the most harsh and aggressive opponents. But the question is what the president of our country just said: about the adequacy of people who pretend to be the leaders of this country,» Zakharova said on the air of the Rossiya 1 TV channel. .jpg» />Yesterday, 18:47 Peskov: Ukraine «left communication» in response to a proposal for negotiationsRussian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 signed decrees recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, which declared their independence from Kyiv back in 2014, and Russia early in the morning on February 24 launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to fellow citizens, Putin said that the circumstances «require decisive and immediate action, the people's republics of Donbass asked for help.» According to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. In addition, he called on the Ukrainian military to lay down their arms and go home. Later, Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to discuss the neutral status of Ukraine. After that, Putin considered it possible to send representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Foreign Ministry and his administration to negotiations with the Ukrainian delegation. The meeting was proposed to be held in Minsk. Western countries announced a new round of the sanctions spiral, which has been unwinding since 2014. Several major banks, including Sberbank and VTB, were subject to restrictions, and it was difficult for a number of state-owned companies to attract foreign capital. In addition, sanctions have been imposed on the supply of high-tech products to Russia. Germany stopped the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but no restrictions were imposed on the supply of Russian energy carriers. Great Britain closed flights for Aeroflot. There were also statements that one of the options for sanctions could be to disconnect Russia from SWIFT, but there is no unity on this issue in the West. -content/uploads/2022/02/c5d026b843775276c77b382f6dc58496.jpg» />Yesterday, 19:52, the United States blocked the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine more than once, Zakharova saidPosted by: Natalya Makarova
