MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. Russia remains ready for discussions on the post-conflict resolution of the Ukrainian crisis and further coexistence with the West, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said.

"In case the necessary conditions are created, we remain ready for political discussions on a realistic basis - both on the post-conflict resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, and on the further coexistence with the West as a whole," he said at the 10th Xiangshan Security Forum.

Shoigu stressed that "it is important to ensure equal relations among all nuclear powers - permanent members of the UN Security Council, which bear a special responsibility for maintaining peace and global stability."

"In order to create a fair, multipolar world order, it is necessary to update the architecture of international security and make it more stable. To this end, it is necessary to unite the efforts of all interested countries," the minister noted.