OREANDA-NEWS  The United States does not play a role in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

The conditions of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky for negotiations with Russia are fantastic. This was stated by Dmitry Belik, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Izvestia reports.

The Ukrainian leader announced the conditions for negotiations after Western media reported that "Kiev is being pushed to dialogue with Russia," the parliamentarian added. "Zelensky's conditions are demagoguery, and with vague formulations," the deputy stressed.