MOSCOW, November 14. /TASS/. An article in The Times has proven that Kiev initially wanted to buy time for itself under the pretext of negotiations, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters.
Earlier, The Times published an interview with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislitsa, who spoke about the prospects of talks with Russia. Then, Ukrainian media falsely attributed the newspaper’s conclusions to the diplomat, causing widespread debate.
"Today, it is clear that the Ukrainian side ended the negotiations, showing they had no intention of conducting them from the start. It was a maneuver aimed at buying time under the guise of talks, preserving their positions, redeploying forces, requesting additional weapons, and more," the diplomat said. She added, "The article prepared by The Times, based on interviews and statements by [Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey] Kislitsa, serves as proof of this."
Zakharova noted that such statements "only reaffirm the lack of interest of Vladimir Zelensky's regime in a peaceful settlement." "Instead of responding to specific proposals from the Russian side — particularly regarding the organization of further negotiations — Kiev has chosen to blame Russia for everything in the hope of tightening Western sanctions against our country," she said.
