"There were attempts": Ukraine and the Russian Federation tried to negotiate in Qatar - People's Deputy (video)

According to People's Deputy Anatoly Burmich, the main topic of negotiations was allegedly an agreement to stop blowing on energy infrastructure of both countries. But the operation in the Kursk region tore them. Before the West of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the Kursk region of Russia, there were an attempt to hold a negotiation in Qatar between Kiev and Moscow to refuse to cause mutual losses to the energy sphere of both countries.

Anatoliy Burmich, a deputy from the deputy group of Ukraine, said this on the air "News. live". "I have information that there was an effort before the Kursk operation in Qatar to negotiate through intermediaries, in the plan, in order not to cause mutual damage to energy," the People's Deputy said. It should be noted that there is no official confirmation of the words of Anatoly Burmich about negotiations.

On August 17, The Washington Post wrote that Ukraine and Russia allegedly planned to send their delegations to Doha to negotiate an agreement that would stop blowing on energy facilities and infrastructure on both sides. The catarians should act as intermediaries, holding separate meetings with the Ukrainian and Russian delegations. But the negotiations were thwarted due to the unexpected invasion of Ukraine into the Kursk region.

The diplomat, familiar with the course of negotiations, said Katar had discussed with Ukraine and the Russian Federation an agreement on a moratorium on strikes on energy facilities for the last two months. The official said that both sides agreed to the summit in the dormitory, and only the small details had to work out. The office of the President of Ukraine in a comment to the publication stated that the summit in Qatar was postponed due to the situation in the Middle East.

However, the negotiations themselves will take place in a videoconference format on August 22, after which Kiev will consult with partners on the implementation of the issues discussed. On the same day, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the operation in the Kursk region continues as Ukraine expected.

On August 19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova stated that no direct or indirect negotiations between Russia and Ukraine on the safety of civilian objects of critical infrastructure were not conducted and not being conducted. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Serhiy Lavrov also stressed that after the invasion of the territory of Kursk region, no language negotiations can be.