David Arakhamia. File photoWASHINGTON, June 16David Arakhamia, who was on a visit to Washington and led the Kyiv delegation at peace talks with the Russian Federation, acknowledged the weakness of Ukraine's position in these negotiations, while, according to him, even now, when they are «virtually frozen», the representatives of the parties call up once or twice a week. «Our position at the negotiating table is actually quite weak, so we do not want to sit down for negotiations, being in this position. We need to somehow turn the situation around», — quotes the words of Arakhamia, the American portal Axios. He also stated that although the peace talks between the two countries are actually frozen, representatives of the Russian Federation and Ukraine «once or twice a week» call each other by phone. At the same time, Arakhamia added, both in Moscow and in Kyiv «is clearly aware that right now there is no opportunity for negotiations.» The head of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, said earlier that the destructive actions of the United States, Britain and other countries TO pumping Kyiv with weapons and encouraging Nazi sentiments led to the termination of the Russian-Ukrainian dialogue. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov, in turn, stated that Kyiv and its «Western curators» are fully responsible for the disruption of peace talks. >Russia is ready for negotiations with Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said
