Zakharova declared the Russian Federation's desire for peace despite the attempts of its opponents to disrupt it

Moscow has repeatedly proved its desire for peace, but the opposite side is trying to disrupt the negotiation process. This was announced on February 18 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

"If we understand that we all really want peace, and Russia has proved this many times, and we understand that those who really do not want peace endlessly declare that negotiations are not necessary under various pretexts <...> Do we really have the right, I can even say that, Do we really have the right not to appreciate the opportunities for negotiations that exist?" Zakharova said, commenting on the talks in Geneva on Sputnik radio.

According to the diplomat, the opponents use any means — comments, statements, technical parameters — to prevent not only a settlement, but also the very direction of negotiations.

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Why does the Russian delegation approach it in an updated composition

A source from Izvestia reported on February 17 that the meetings in Geneva were held in bilateral and trilateral formats and lasted about six hours. According to him, the consultations were conducted in the formats of Russian-American, Russian-Ukrainian and Russian-American-Ukrainian negotiations in a tense atmosphere. He clarified that the meetings have been completed at the moment, and the parties agreed to continue working on February 18. The head of the Ukrainian delegation, NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov, did not comment on the outcome of the negotiations.

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