Speaking to reporters, Peskov said Western support for Ukraine had turned the conflict into a broader confrontation between Russia and Western countries.
“Western intervention in support of Ukraine caused the conflict to become a larger confrontation between Russia and Western countries,” he said. He added that Moscow “remains open” to efforts that would allow it to achieve the conflict’s goals by diplomatic means, but that for now the “special military operation” would continue.
Peskov declined to give a date for the next round of talks on ending the war. Three meetings in trilateral negotiations involving delegations from Russia, Ukraine and the United States took place in January and February in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and in Geneva, Switzerland, he said.
According to Peskov, further progress depended on Kyiv’s actions and decisions.
Russia has repeatedly said its conditions for ending hostilities include the withdrawal of Ukrainian forces from the whole of the Donbas, Ukraine’s acceptance of a neutral status and the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Moscow.
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Source: PAP