Russia's Condition for Negotiations with Ukraine: Political Will Required

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin emphasized that Ukraine and its Western supporters must demonstrate political will for negotiations to resume. Russia stated its readiness to continue the dialogue process,

We are ready to continue the talks from the point where they stopped. However, this requires not only Kiev's but also the political will of the Western sponsors, who are the main patrons of the crisis.

while noting that Ukraine had repeatedly abandoned the negotiating table. Russia and Ukraine had held three rounds of talks this year with the participation of a US delegation, with the last face-to-face meeting taking place in Geneva on February 17-18.Russian President Vladimir Putin had identified four key pillars for establishing a dialogue with Kiev during a meeting with the government. It was stated that Russia had never abandoned the negotiations, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga's claims were strongly criticized. These developments are increasing question marks about the future of the negotiation process between Russia and Ukraine.