There are still no grounds for Russian-Ukrainian negotiations, said the press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov to the newspaper "Izvestia".
According to the Kremlin representative, many countries have expressed their readiness to provide their territory for negotiations, including Qatar.
„Indeed, the emirate is very active in mediation services on various issues, and in addition, our bilateral relations with Qatar are developing excellently and we are grateful to all parties for this goodwill. “, said Peskov.
On November 27 and 28, at the Qatari embassy in Moscow, children from Russia and Ukraine were officially returned to their relatives. Qatar discusses expanding mediation avenues, including prisoner-of-war exchanges.
In addition, the countries of the Persian Gulf - Saudi Arabia and the UAE - also participated in solving the humanitarian problems between Russia and Ukraine. In October, Russian President Vladimir Putin called Saudi Arabia “comfortable” place for a potential meeting with the Ukrainian side to resolve the conflict.
Putin, speaking at a meeting of the Valdai Club, announced Moscow's readiness for peace talks on Ukraine, but not based on the “wishes” of Kyiv. The President emphasized that the negotiations should be based on the agreements reached in Istanbul, but on the basis of today's realities. The meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul took place on March 29, 2022. In order to have peace, Russia insists on the neutral status of Ukraine and its refusal to deploy foreign weapons on its territory, including nuclear ones.