Negotiator from Kiev spoke on peace talks: It doesn’t look positive – New Time

Negotiations with Russia to end the nearly month-long Russian military offensive in Ukraine are accompanied by “considerable difficulties,” Kiev negotiator said on Monday. His statement came after Moscow accused the United States of undermining peace efforts. TASR took over the report from AFP. “Negotiations are continuing online. They are progressing with considerable difficulties because the Ukrainian side has clear and principled positions,” Mykhailo Podolak, the chief Ukrainian negotiator, said in a written statement to reporters. Moscow has previously accused Kiev of changing its negotiating position, saying the United States is working to keep Russia and Ukraine “in a state of military action for as long as possible.” Ongoing negotiations between the two sides have not yet brought a breakthrough, despite previous statements that there is hope for a ceasefire agreement, AFP writes.