Zakharova called the representative of the State Department a liar because of his words about the refusal of the Russian Federation from dialogue

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller a liar for his statement that the Russian side had abandoned “meaningful dialogue about peace” in connection with the conflict in Ukraine.

“Here are the liars! They know perfectly well that they themselves told Zelensky to curtail negotiations in April 2022, they themselves initiated the Kiev regime’s ban on peace talks with Russia in September 2022, they themselves have publicly stated repeatedly for a year that it’s not the time for negotiations, but they still blame Russia, ” wrote She is in her Telegram channel.

According to Zakharova, it is possible that Miller does not follow the statements of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. “If Matthew Miller reads an interview with his boss Blinken from April 2023, he will understand that he gave either a barbell or a thrush,” added the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Earlier, Miller said during a briefing that negotiations with the Russian Federation on the conflict in Ukraine are not being conducted due to a lack of interest from the Russian side. “I would like to clarify who will lead the negotiations, which are not currently taking place. There are no peace talks with Russia right now because Russia has refused to engage in a meaningful peace dialogue,” he said.

On August 5-6, negotiations were held in Saudi Jeddah on a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. At the meeting, Kyiv was supposed to present its “peace formula”. About 40 states took part in the meeting, but Russia was not at the meeting.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov previously stated that with the participation of Kyiv and its current negotiating position it is impossible to reach a peaceful settlement of the conflict, there are no prerequisites for this.