"It was not our initiative to freeze the talks, to put them on pause. We are ready to return to the negotiations as soon as Ukraine displays a constructive stance, at least provides a reaction to the proposals submitted by us," he said, TASS reported.
The senior diplomat also added that on the issue of a peace treaty with the Ukrainian side Moscow "is guided by the Kiev regime’s official position" and not by Advisor to the Ukrainian Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak’s statements.