The State Duma was surprised by Ukraine's statement on the goals of negotiations with Russia

It seems that the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine that the country participates in the negotiations only in order to avoid accusations of avoiding dialogue corresponds to the real position of Kiev. This was stated by State Duma deputy Alexei Chepa on Monday, July 7.

According to the parliamentarian, Ukraine is not interested in a real settlement of the conflict, according to the website. kp.ru .

"Let me remind you that before that, the main goals were the exchange of prisoners of all for all, a cease-fire. And they sounded when there were still battles for the liberation of the Kursk region. That is, then it was beneficial to them," the deputy said in a conversation with Lenta.Ru .

Chepa was surprised that Ukraine admitted to a formal attitude to the negotiation process with Russia. In his opinion, the previous goals announced by Kiev were beneficial only to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and now their priorities have changed.

"They did not aim to resolve the conflict and eliminate its causes. They only needed a pause to redeploy their troops and rearm. <...> But they don't really want to solve the problem. The question is why they confessed to this," said Chepa.

The MP added that Kiev does not want the United States and Europe to accuse it of avoiding negotiations, RT reports.

The block is with you: Moscow will demand NATO guarantees on Ukraine

There is no wording about the inevitability of Kiev's joining the alliance in the communique of its summit, but this is not enough for Russia.

On the eve of the representative of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Georgy Tikhy, said that Ukraine needed negotiations with Russia in order to avoid accusations from the West of unwillingness to achieve peace. 360.ru .

According to him, in dialogue with Russia, Ukraine pursues the main goal — to solve humanitarian problems and return its servicemen from captivity, IA Regnum reports.

On the same day, Tikhy said that discussing Ukraine's accession to NATO with Western leaders had become toxic. Life.Ru .