The State Duma responded to reports of a change of tone in negotiations with Ukraine

The Russian delegation did not change its tone at the talks with Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi. This was stated by State Duma deputy Alexei Chepa on Wednesday, February 4. He stressed that the country has always been interested in ending the conflict.

According to the parliamentarian, it is Europe that is changing the tone and vector, and Russia has always been focused on peace agreements, on eliminating the root causes of the conflict.

"From France and Great Britain, for example, we hear statements that in case of violation of future agreements they will send troops to Ukraine, close the airspace and so on. In other words, this is NATO's advance to the East and a direct disregard for the root causes of the conflict, an attempt to disrupt a peaceful settlement," the politician said in a conversation with Lenta.Ru .

The MP added that Russia is interested in peace, as well as in avoiding further militarization of Europe and a new arms race.

"But changing the tone of the negotiations on Ukraine will not stop it. We understand that NATO has long called Russia its enemy, and we will not reverse the Russophobic movements. So there was no change of tone on the part of the Russian delegation. We continue to insist on the agreements reached in Anchorage," concluded Chepa.

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On the eve of the meeting, NATO Secretary General Rutte said in Kiev that difficult decisions were inevitable for the world.

Earlier in the day, Politico reported that the Russian delegation had changed its tone at talks with Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi, RT reports. It is reported that Moscow intends to slow down the militarization of the European Union (EU) in this way, according to the website. kp.ru .

On February 4, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Rustem Umerov said that the first day of negotiations within the framework of a new round of meetings between Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi was productive. He added that following the talks, the Ukrainian delegation would submit a report to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

On the same day, Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported that the first day of a new round of trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States had ended in Abu Dhabi, IA Regnum reports.

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