The spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated on Saturday that European countries have no place at the negotiating table on Ukraine and that the deployment of foreign armed forces on the territory of Ukraine is unacceptable.
"This once again confirms that the Europeans have no place at the negotiating table."
This is what Zakharova said in a statement published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. She added that the West continues to ignore Russia's security concerns and the escalation.