Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that new negotiations involving the war in Ukraine are scheduled for this Monday (14).
The information was released by the Russian news agency RIA after Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the Ukrainian government, said that the two countries held active talks on Sunday (13) about the situation in the city of Mariupol, besieged by Russian soldiers.
In an interview with Fox News, US Assistant Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said that, “even with the intention of destroying its neighbor”, Russia is showing signs that it is willing to have substantial negotiations on Ukraine. . However, the secretary did not indicate what signals were given by Russia.
According to Wendy Sherman, the United States is exerting “enormous pressure” for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire and allow the creation of humanitarian corridors for the departure of civilians from Ukraine.
“This pressure is starting to have some effect. We are seeing some signs of serious and real negotiations. So far, it seems that Vladimir Putin intends to destroy Ukraine”, declared the secretary.
*With information from Reuters Agency
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