Moscow announced condition for start of negotiations with Ukraine

Russia is ready to resolve the “Ukrainian problem” diplomatic means, but for this, Kyiv and the countries of the West must “lay down weapons”, said Mikhail Galuzin, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

in an interview with TASS.

According to him, the diplomatic decision is possible, “if the countries of the West and the authorities in Kyiv lay out weapons and stop the shelling of Russian cities.”

Galuzin noted that Moscow is ready to achieve the goals of the “special operation” peacefully. The goals, according to Galuzin, are as follows: the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass, the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, the elimination of threats to Russia’s security.