The Russian high-level said: if Ukraine is willing, it can still negotiate now

Recently, according to the news from Russia today, Moscow's special envoy to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia said that, unlike Kiev, Russia has never given up peace negotiations. Even today, Ukraine can still negotiate if it wishes. Obviously, the Russian side still has sincerity. However, since Ukraine has not agreed to negotiate, why has Russia been sending a negotiation signal to Ukraine?

Nebenzia said at the UN Security Council meeting that the conflict between Moscow and Kiev can still be resolved through peaceful and diplomatic means. However, in order to achieve this, the West must stop its malicious intervention and listen to Russia's concerns. The Russian diplomat said that, unlike Kiev, Russia "never gave up diplomacy". During the whole conflict, Moscow has repeatedly said that it is ready to participate in peace negotiations as long as "local realities" are taken into account.

However, the Russian side's call to Ukraine's peace negotiations is not without any threshold. At the very least, Ukraine needs to recognize that places including Crimea and the four regions of eastern Ukraine, Kherson and Zaporoge, which joined the Russian territory after the referendum, cannot be returned to Ukraine. Of course, the Ukrainian side is unwilling to accept this. Zelensky has repeatedly reaffirmed the sovereignty of Crimea, and he does not recognize that these places belong to Russia. Perhaps to show his determination, Zerensky even wrote that he would not negotiate with Putin into the Constitution of Ukraine.

For now, even if Ukraine wants to have peace talks with Russia, it may be very awkward. Because the President of Ukraine, Zelensky, has been recognized as an illegal president by the outside world. He occupies the position of President of Ukraine, which has already expired. As Nebenzia said, Zerenski has no negotiating ability, or even does not have such qualifications, because he is no longer the President of Ukraine. It is against common sense to discuss any issue or sign any document with leaders who have lost legitimacy.

Nebenzia believes that it is feasible to solve the Ukrainian issue through political and diplomatic means. However, the precondition is that the West can no longer provide weapons and equipment to Ukraine. At the same time, Ukraine should restore its neutral status and guarantee the rights of Russian speaking and other ethnic minorities. Otherwise, the war will continue, and the special military operations carried out by the Russian side must reach Putin's predetermined goals.

The Russian special envoy to the United Nations also said that the peace summit on Ukraine to be held in Switzerland in June would not add any value to the diplomatic process even if more countries participated. He also added that any potential negotiations should be based on considering Russia's security concerns in a fair manner, otherwise, everything would be futile.

As for Zerensky's so-called "ultimatum", which is divorced from reality, and his fantasy of implementing such an ultimatum to Moscow, it is a joke. It seems that Russia still hopes to conduct peace negotiations with Ukraine on the premise of neutrality, but it will not negotiate with an illegal president like Zerensky, which is the focus of Russia's high-level attention.