The Federation Council appreciated the words about the approach of negotiations on Ukraine to the "critical stage"

The stage of making important decisions is called critical, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin explained on Tuesday, March 18, responding to the words of US President Donald Trump about peace talks on Ukraine.

"As far as I can understand, in English, "critical stage" does not mean something negative. The critical stage is the stage of making important decisions. That's how I read this statement," the senator said in a conversation with Lenta.Ru .

The politician expressed the hope that the decisions taken during the telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart would be consistent with common sense and the interests of maintaining stability in the world.

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On March 17, Trump announced that negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine were entering a "critical stage." At the same time, he pointed out that representatives of the Ukrainian side are also interested in establishing peace.

On March 18, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced a conversation between Putin and Trump in the afternoon. According to him, there are many issues related to the further normalization of bilateral relations and the settlement of the situation in Ukraine. 360.ru .