Key points from Maria Zakharova’s statements
The Russian Federation will negotiate on Ukraine with those who are genuinely interested in peace; Moscow does not accept blackmail or ultimatums; Ukraine needs to withdraw its troops from Donbass if it wants a settlement; The Russian Federation views the deployment of US intermediate-range and shorter-range missile systems in Japan as a step that creates a direct threat to the country’s Far Eastern borders; The Russian Federation will take compensatory measures to ensure its security in response to the deployment of intermediate-range and shorter-range missile systems in Japan; Kiev does not seek peace; the West has tasked Zelensky with continuing the escalation; Kiev, at the West’s behest, is attempting to […]