The negotiations with Moscow is “Very difficult”judged today its Foreign Minister Ukrainian Dmitry Kulebamore than one month after its start Russian invasion.
“The negotiation process is very difficult,” the Ukrainian foreign minister said in a press release, dismissing any “consensus” with Moscow at this stage.
The same rejected reports of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had earlier noted that progress had been made in resolving four of the six key points.
“There is no consensus with Russia on the four points,” Kuleba wrote in a Facebook post.
Earlier, the Turkish president spoke of “understanding” between Russia and Ukraine on four of the six issues on the table.
According to CNN, Erdogan specifically referred to the issue of Kiev’s withdrawal from the NATO membership bid, but also the acceptance of Russian as one of the official languages ​​of Ukraine.
“The Ukrainian delegation maintains a strong stance and does not abandon its demands. “We insist, first of all, on a ceasefire, on security guarantees and on the territorial integrity of Ukraine,” he said.
For his part, according to a telegram from the Russian Interfax news agency, broadcast by Reuters and the French Agency, Moscow negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said today that Russia and Ukraine are close to understanding minor issues in the peace process, but limited progress has been made on key points.
“Negotiations continue all week, from Monday to Friday, in the form of a teleconference and we will continue tomorrow,” Medinski said.
“On minor issues, the positions converge. However, on key political issues, we are actually trying in vain. “
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