Zakharova commented on the replacement of Ermak Umerov at the head of the negotiating group.

In the negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, the substantive part of the dialogue is more important to Russia than the personalities of the representatives of Ukraine. Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said this at a briefing on December 4. Answer the question from Izvestia.

"What is important for us is not the figure of one or another representative of the Kiev regime or Ukraine, but a meaningful conversation aimed at eliminating the root causes of the conflict," she said, commenting on the replacement of former head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Ermak as head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation.

Zakharova recalled that the new head of the delegation, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) Rustem Umerov had already led the Kiev regime's negotiating team during three rounds of talks in Istanbul, which were later put on hold.

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On November 29, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Umerov head of the delegation to the negotiations on a peaceful settlement. The relevant decree was published on the website of the head of the Kiev regime. At the same time, The Telegraph newspaper noted on November 30 that the new head of the negotiating group was just as involved in a corruption scandal as the previous one.

On November 29, Verkhovna Rada deputy Vladimir Aryev criticized Zelensky's decision to appoint Umerov as the head of the delegation to the negotiations in the United States. According to the parliamentarian, the president of Ukraine ignores professionals and continues to appoint loyal people to key positions.

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