"Frankly hypocrisy": The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation rejected the mediation of the UN in negotiations with Ukraine

"Unfortunately, the trust in the secretariat of the organization has been largely undermined by years of inaction of international officials," Vershinin said. In addition, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation states that there are no significant prerequisites for negotiations with Ukraine. According to Vershinin, the UN Secretariat adheres to "double standards", expressing claims to Russia regarding its invasion of Ukraine.

"The question arises: what will be guided by the Secretary -General if you receive an appeal to assist in the settlement?", - the diplomat told reporters. Sergiy Vershinin also accused the representatives of the Ukrainian authorities of "outspoken hypocrisy" and stated that the conditions of Kiev, listed in the "formula of peace" by President Vladimir Zelensky, are "pre -unacceptable. " It is about withdrawing Russian troops from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

We will remind that on January 26 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reported that he was not interested in negotiations with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainian leader noted that in fact Putin does not want any negotiation because he does not want peace.

Focus also wrote that on January 18, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov stated that the Russian side was not going to conduct any negotiations with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, and did not receive such proposals on the event of the event. We also wrote that according to Turkish Foreign Ministry, Mevluta Chavushoglu, the Russian-Ukrainian war should end with a diplomatic way.