MOSCOW, January 27. /TASS/. Only the successful completion of the special military operation may serve as the foundation for "meaningful and productive" talks on the situation in Ukraine, says First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security, ex-Russian Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov.

"This is my personal opinion. I think that only the successful completion of the special military operation may be the basis for meaningful and fruitful negotiations. Without this, any talks, the results of these talks, will only postpone the resolution of the conflict and threaten to renew or repeat it," he said at a press conference at TASS on Friday.

Replying to a question about any negotiations currently taking place on settling the situation around Ukraine, the official noted that the "process is not in progress." "What is more, in order for the talks to go on, they have to start. They haven’t," the senator stressed.

He added that the possibility to launch talks on this issue between Moscow and Washington or Brussels is also not visible at the moment.