The German Foreign Minister called on the Russian Federation to show readiness for negotiations.
Russia should abandon the maximum demands and show a real willingness to negotiate ahead of a new round of Russian-Ukrainian talks in Abu Dhabi with American mediation, said German Foreign Minister Johann Wedpole.
"Now we need to find out: is Russia really seriously ready for negotiations? ", Widpole said on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Paris.
According to the German minister, he discussed the situation with the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and they "agreed that it is possible to end the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine through negotiations."
The upcoming meeting should show "whether Russia has a real desire to negotiate, or whether it is just a show of negotiation designed to divert attention from the fact that Russia intends to continue its brutal war of aggression, especially against the civilian population," Widpole emphasized.
The negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, mediated by the United States, are scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on November 10 and 11.