Russia is still in the preparatory phase for negotiations on Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov told reporters about this on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. TASS collected key statements of the Deputy Foreign Minister. Relations with the US The Russian side has no illusions that the results of the elections to the US Congress will change the attitude of the US authorities towards Russia. In the US there are those who want peace and cooperation and see Russia as a significant potential partner: "Elections in any country are an important tool for measuring public opinion. In the case of the US, there is a large gap in the approach to international affairs between the elites, including the congressional component, and people who are far from politics. They want peace, they want peace, they want cooperation in life, they want cooperation in all of Russia. Propaganda, a significant potential partner." Ukrainian settlement Russia hopes that a close dialogue with the administration of US President Donald Trump will allow us to talk about launching a settlement and resolve the roots of the conflict in Ukraine. The Russian Federation is still in the preparatory phase for negotiations on Ukraine: "It is too early to talk about the negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Of course, the prior understanding that such a contact would take place in the near future and Abu Dhabi, as the place of its holding, was also mentioned, all of this is true. But by and large, we are still in the preparation phase." Russia will oppose the attempts of the "war party" in European capitals to interfere with the settlement in Ukraine. Distribution of weapons from Ukraine The infiltration of armed men from Ukraine into Africa is a dangerous phenomenon: "We have seen and continue to see this in several countries and in many directions. North Africa and the events that took place there in the Mediterranean Sea, in particular with the gas carrier Metags Arctic (was attacked by unmanned Ukrainian boats launched from the territory of Libya.

Russia is still in the preparatory phase for negotiations on Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov told reporters about this on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. TASS collected key statements of the Deputy Foreign Minister. Relations with the US The Russian side has no illusions that the results of the elections to the US Congress will change the attitude of the US authorities towards Russia. In the US there are those who want peace and cooperation and see Russia as a significant potential partner: "Elections in any country are an important tool for measuring public opinion. In the case of the US, there is a large gap in the approach to international affairs between the elites, including the congressional component, and people who are far from politics. They want peace, they want peace, they want cooperation in life, they want cooperation in all of Russia. Propaganda, a significant potential partner." Ukrainian settlement Russia hopes that a close dialogue with the administration of US President Donald Trump will allow us to talk about launching a settlement and resolve the roots of the conflict in Ukraine. The Russian Federation is still in the preparatory phase for negotiations on Ukraine: "It is too early to talk about the negotiations in Abu Dhabi. Of course, the prior understanding that such a contact would take place in the near future and Abu Dhabi, as the place of its holding, was also mentioned, all of this is true. But by and large, we are still in the preparation phase." Russia will oppose the attempts of the "war party" in European capitals to interfere with the settlement in Ukraine. Distribution of weapons from Ukraine The infiltration of armed men from Ukraine into Africa is a dangerous phenomenon: "We have seen and continue to see this in several countries and in many directions. North Africa and the events that took place there in the Mediterranean Sea, in particular with the gas carrier Metags Arctic (was attacked by unmanned Ukrainian boats launched from the territory of Libya.