Russia's Zakharova says peace settlement in Ukraine has never been on ‘real agenda' of the West
Russia says it has captured two villages in Ukraine
If the West wanted 'real peace' in Ukraine, it would stop supplying Kyiv with weapons, Zakharova said in comments reported by TASS news agency. Earlier, in her weekly briefing on Thursday, she had declined to comment on the talks.
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