Ukraine revealed the possible time to resume negotiations with Russia

 Ukrainian officials talked about the right time for them to resume negotiations with Russia, after this activity was stalled for a while.


According to Reuters, Ukraine said on June 4 that it would have no interest in negotiating with Russia until Moscow's forces were pushed as far as possible to the border between the two countries.


The Ukrainian president's senior adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, made the statement after being asked about French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to mediate negotiations between Kiev and Moscow to end the 100-year war. day.


"Until we get enough weapons (from the West), until we strengthen our army and position (negotiate), until we push back the Russian forces as far as possible. well on the border of the two countries, there is no benefit in negotiating with Moscow," Podolyak said.


President Macron, a politician who has maintained talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the past three months of hostilities, called on the West not to "lose face" to Russia, so that it can continue. open the door to find a solution to close the conflict through diplomacy.


Meanwhile, Ukraine says that Russia currently controls 20% of its territory and that Kiev is currently receiving powerful weapons from the West.


"Our armed forces are ready to use new weapons and then I think we can start a new round of negotiations with a strengthened position." , MP David Arakhamia, a member of Ukraine's negotiating team, stated.


Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have stalled in recent times when the two sides could not agree on a position on a number of fundamental issues.


Earlier, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev warned Ukraine about the scenario that Kiev could lose "national sovereignty" if it refused to negotiate with the Moscow side.


He also accused NATO, the US and the EU of hindering a peaceful resolution of the situation in Ukraine. "If it weren't for their stance, we would have come to an agreement," Medvedev said.

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