MOSCOW, November 17. /TASS/. No talks can be held publicly so Ukraine’s calls for public negotiations makes it clear that Kiev is unwilling to make agreements, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
"Public negotiations are hard to imagine in the first place. No talks can be held publicly, let alone negotiations in such a field. One thing is clear: Ukraine does not want to engage in talks, the special military operation marches on and its goals must be achieved," Peskov pointed out, commenting on Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s initiative to hold talks publicly.
The Kremlin spokesman also emphasized that Kiev’s position on talks with Moscow kept changing. "One day they are going to hold talks, and then the next day they withdraw from negotiations. Later, they actually pass a law banning any sort of dialogue. After that, they say they want to engage in negotiations but only publicly," Peskov noted.
He declined to answer a question as to how Washington’s position on the issue had changed and to what extent the US establishment was interested in the process. "If Washington wanted to, it could take our concerns into account and abandon its militaristic plans with regard to Ukraine, including attempts to flood Ukraine with weapons and so on. Washington is capable of doing all of this, if only it wanted to do so," Peskov stressed.