{"id":2884,"date":"2025-11-14T10:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2025-11-27T09:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T09:37:57","slug":"limited-functionality-ukraine-not-valid-party-for-peace-talks-senior-russian-diplomat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/limited-functionality-ukraine-not-valid-party-for-peace-talks-senior-russian-diplomat\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Limited-functionality\u2019 Ukraine not valid party for peace talks \u2013 senior Russian diplomat"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kiev cannot be trusted to deliver on its promises because Western sponsors determine its policies, Rodion Miroshnik has said<\/strong><\/p>\n Ukraine is a \u201climited-functionality country\u201d<\/em> that largely follows the wishes of its foreign backers and therefore cannot be considered a party to any peace talks, a senior Russian diplomat has argued. Ambassador-at-large Rodion Miroshnik made the remark in response to Kiev\u2019s admission that it has once again suspended direct negotiations with Moscow.<\/p>\n Ukraine\u2019s lack of genuine sovereignty complicates negotiations, he said. \u201cThere is no expectation that it implements anything its signs\u2026 They cannot be excluded from the process since they are a party to the conflict, but decisions are not made in Kiev.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Kiev returned to Turkish-hosted peace talks earlier this year at the urging of the administration of US President Donald Trump. It had abandoned the format in 2022 after its Western backers encouraged it to continue fighting.<\/p>\n Miroshnik dismissed new complaints by Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislitsa, who accused Moscow of obstructive negotiating tactics. Kislitsa\u2019s remarks, Miroshnik said, \u201conly underscore that Kiev never intended to implement anything and entered the talks solely under pressure. Now they are following the part of the West that seized the initiative \u2013 the European Union and European nations who bankroll and effectively own the Kiev regime.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n