Russia-Ukraine talks can happen ‘quite soon' - Russian Mission to UN
"The ball is in the court of [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy, whether to accept it or not, and if there is a serious, meaningful effort to bring about the resolution of the problems that led to this crisis. I think that this can happen quite soon," Polyanskiy said when asked when the ceasefire could be achieved.
Moscow has called for diplomatic solutions for a long time, including at the UN Security Council, he added.
Polyanskiy also highlighted that Moscow made its 'final effort' in 2021, when draft security treaties were proposed to the United States and NATO. However, Russia's "preference for diplomatic ways of resolving crisis did not change," the diplomat noted.
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