Talks on Ukraine should not be 'screen' for Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry says

russian news agencyRUSearchSectionsCloseEconomySportsCulture CloseRussian Politics & DiplomacyRussian Politics & DiplomacyInto section →FOREIGN POLICYDOMESTIC POLICYWorldWorldInto section →Business & EconomyBusiness & EconomyInto section →Oil & gas industryInternet & TelecomTrade & CooperationTransportMilitary & DefenseMilitary & DefenseInto section →Science & SpaceScience & SpaceInto section →Emergencies Emergencies Into section →Society & CultureSociety & CultureInto section →Press ReviewPress ReviewInto section →SportsSportsInto section →Special projectsTASSAgencyTASS todayHistoryManagementContactsProjects & ServicesTASS-PHOTONEWS TERMINALPersonal data processing policy TASSPress ReleasesPrivacy Policy​ tass.comTerms of useANTI-CorruptionSubscribeSocial MediaTelegramSubscriptionsRSSAdvertisingContacts{{dayPoint.date | date : 'd MMMM yyyy'}}{{newsPoint.date * 1000 | date : 'HH:mm'}} {{newsPoint.mark}}{{newsPoint.title}}{{newsPoint.title+ ' '}}{{newsPoint.subtitle}}All newsUkraine crisisTalks on Ukraine should not be 'screen' for Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry says Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia has always been open to the negotiations which lead to the effective resultMOSCOW, May 8. /TASS/. Negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine should not be "a cover" for Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with TASS dedicated to the 81st anniversary of the Great Victory. "You know, we've never given up on them. We have always assumed that negotiations should be conducted with understanding whether they lead to a result and an effective result for us, or whether it is a cover, or a cover, or even an element of provocation," the diplomat said. Zakharova said that Russia has always been open to the first type of negotiations and has never refused. "The second one is an attempt to somehow divert us from the set course through pseudo-problems - we identify it and do not go for it. This is why we always proceed from this concept," she said.