Moscow has seen “no desire on the part of Ukraine” to reach a legitimate and balanced solution to the problems between the two countries, says a Russian diplomat.
Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, made these comments in an interview with a Lebanese TV station that aired on Tuesday.
Russia “supports diplomacy based on respect for the positions of all countries and equality, but for now we don’t see that”, he said, according to Russian news agency RIA.
Russia and Ukraine held peace talks on Monday, but no agreements were reached other than a commitment to meet again at an unspecified date.