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| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Zakharova: Russia did not refuse dialogue, the West itself is not ready [REGNUM] Zakharova: Russia did not refuse a serious dialogue, the West itself is not ready for it Russia has never refused a serious dialogue; the West itself is not ready for it. This was stated on May 4 by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova , commenting on an interview with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna . “We have never abandoned a serious, professional dialogue that takes into account not only mutual interests, but also realities," Zakharova said. At the same time, she stressed that Russia's Western opponents are not ready for dialogue, relying on the fulfillment of a completely hopeless task - inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia. As REGNUM reported on May 4 , Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova replied to the French Foreign Minister that a “silence regime” has been operating between the countries for a long time . She clarified that all contacts were almost nullified at the initiative of Paris. She stated that 14 Russian-French groups created to discuss global and regional problems have stopped working, inter-MFA consultations are not being held, and telephone conversations at high and top levels are also a thing of the past. Moreover, communication between Russian diplomats and colleagues was reduced to a minimum. In addition, there is almost no interaction with Russia in areas such as culture and education. More from regnum.ru Turkish parliament speaker accuses West of prolonging conflict in Ukraine Turkish parliament speaker Sentop: West decided to prolong the conflict in Ukraine to gain benefits Türkiye wants the conflict in Ukraine to end as soon as possible. This statement was made on May 4 by the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Mustafa Sentop, at the anniversary meeting of the Speakers of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation in Ankara. He recalled that Turkey had previously facilitated the exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the grain deal. At the same time, the speaker of the parliament accused the Western countries of dragging out the conflict. “Because, although they do not admit it, they receive material and moral benefits ,” Shentop said and urged not to succumb to the provocations of those who profit from the conflict. As REGNUM reported earlier, retired Admiral of the Turkish Navy Cem Gürdeniz said that the West is a threat to the republic, so you need to leave NATO . He fears that Turkey could be drawn into the conflict through Ukraine. At the same time, Reuters reported that Turkey's state bank Ziraat refused to accept payments for Russian grain under the grain deal until there is written approval from the United States and the United Nations. Yet more from regnum.ru Peskov comments on the US statement about non-involvement in drone attacks Moscow believes that the United States of America was involved in the drone attack on the Kremlin. This was announced on May 4 by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov . He stressed that the Kremlin said what they wanted to say. "We said exactly what we wanted," a Kremlin spokesman said in an interview with RIA Novosti, commenting on the words of the White House about not being involved in drone attacks on the Kremlin. As REGNUM reported , Peskov, during a briefing on May 4, told reporters that the United States was behind the Ukrainian attack on the Kremlin . He also commented on statements by American and Ukrainian politicians that the attack could have been staged. Peskov called ridiculous attempts to disown this from both Kyiv and Washington. John Kirby , strategic communications coordinator at the White House National Security Council , said that the US authorities do not yet have data on what exactly happened, and therefore are not yet ready to assess this event. In addition, he assured that Washington itself was "not involved" in the incident. On the night of May 3, Kiev tried to strike drones on the Kremlin residence of President Vladimir Putin. Two unmanned aerial vehicles were aiming at the Kremlin. According to the Kremlin, the UAVs were disabled by electronic warfare forces and crashed without causing damage. At the time of the attack on the building of the Kremlin residence, Putin was not there, the head of state was not injured . The Russian leader was in his residence near Moscow in Novo-Ogaryovo . The Kremlin regarded the strike attempt as a planned terrorist act and an attempt on the president on the eve of Victory Day. Read earlier in this story: Zakharova ridiculed the White House's statement about the non-involvement in the attacks on the Kremlin Yet more again from regnum.ru US intelligence cannot yet declare that Kyiv was not involved in the attack on the Kremlin At the moment, the United States has no information that could confirm or deny the involvement of Kyiv in the drone attacks on the Kremlin. This was stated on May 4 by the head of US national intelligence, Avril Haynes, at a hearing in the US Senate Armed Services Committee. As Haynes recalled, earlier Kyiv made a statement about its alleged non-involvement in these attacks. “At this stage, we do not have information that would allow an independent assessment,” she said. As REGNUM reported , on May 4, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ridiculed the White House's claim that the US was not involved in drone attacks on the Kremlin. She clarified that Washington, as a rule, immediately declares its awareness even on extremely dubious issues. On the night of May 3, Kiev tried to strike with two drones on the Kremlin residence of President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin clarified that the drones were disabled by radar systems. |
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