Gennady Gatilov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN in Geneva. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 21Gennady Gatilov, Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN in Geneva, said that the longer the conflict lasts, the chances of a diplomatic settlement of the conflict in Ukraine will be less. opportunities for diplomatic contacts,» Gatilov said in an interview with the Financial Times, adding that «the longer the conflict continues, the more difficult it will be to find a diplomatic solution.» .jpg» />Gatilov considers the meeting between Putin and Zelensky impossible yet Gatilov also accused Western countries of using the situation around Ukraine «as a means of pressure on Russia and a tool to isolate Russia.» According to the diplomat, Ukraine and Western countries are ready to «fight to the last Ukrainian.»
