““I do not know about the rooms in the rooms.” The Ukrainian delegation does not plan to come in contact with the Russian Federation in Saudi Arabia – quiet March 21, 15:52 To share: The Speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine George Tykhy (photo: Foreign Ministry of Ukraine) Future negotiations between Ukrainian and American delegations in Saudi Arabia will be technical rather than political, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. “As President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, it is not a political meeting but a technical meeting. Is a meeting on which”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
The Speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Georgy Tykhy (photo: Foreign Ministry of Ukraine)
Future negotiations between Ukrainian and American delegations in Saudi Arabia will be technical, not political, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Georgy Tykhy.
“As President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, this meeting is not a political but technical. This is a meeting at which the parameters of those proposals for different ceasefire modes that are on the table today should be determined. We, as a state, proposed and agreed to a specific American proposal for a 30-day, complete ceasefire. We accepted it while still in Jeddy, ”he said in Kiev on Friday, March 21, quotes Interfax-Ukraine.
The Foreign Ministry emphasized that if Russia agreed to this proposal, the ceasefire could already be embodied. Instead, the Kremlin puts new conditions, manipulates and tightens the process, added a quiet.
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He also explained that Ukraine is considering negotiations in Saudi Arabia as a bilateral meeting with the US side, where they will discuss technical details and implementation of previously made decisions. In particular, participants should identify control and monitoring mechanisms.
Regarding possible contacts between the United States and Russia at this meeting, the quiet noted that it is the “choice of the American side” and Ukraine is focused on its part of the negotiations.
“I do not know anything about the rooms in the rooms. Contacts with the Russians are not planned for the Ukrainian technical team, as far as I know. And I will not speculate on a topic when there will be no direct contacts. As of today, we communicate with the American side. The American side communicates with the Russian side, ”the spokesman said.
Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga will not participate in the meeting, as it will take place at the technical level and will include the military component, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added.
On March 20, the US Special Messenger in Ukraine Cat Kelloggus told how negotiations in Riyadh will take place on Monday. According to him, Americans will communicate separately with Ukrainian and Russian delegations.
The event schedule is not yet drawn up, but the Ukrainian delegation is expected to go on the road on Sunday, March 23, in the evening to start negotiations on Monday, March 24.
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Russia’s delegation in negotiations with the United States will head the expert of the fifth FSB service, responsible for the failure of intelligence before invasion of Ukraine, Sergei Besed.
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