The conditions of Ukraine at the talks are clear - a ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine. This was stated by adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Oleksiy Arestovych live on the air of Current Time.
According to him, in accordance with international conventions, including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, "the course of negotiations is not covered until the parties express a common communiqué".
"Let us not violate. Our position is approximately clear: no conditions and ultimatums", - he added.
Oleksiy Arestovych explained that Kyiv refused to participate in the negotiations for the first time, since the Russian party wanted to come "from the outside: you capitulate at first, and then we will talk to you". "We had a good laugh in the office and refused to negotiate for the first time. When they asked for the second time, and the very fact that they first ask us for negotiations says a lot, from my point of view, and they promised to remove the preconditions, so we agreed", - the adviser to the head of the presidential office told.
He noted that the conditions of Ukraine are clear - a ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Russian troops, and this is on the table from the Ukrainian side.
To a clarifying question from the presenter about whether this referred to the Donbas, Arestoviych said: "To the Donbas and Crimea. All troops from the territory of Ukraine. We will bury everyone anyway, so it is better to leave voluntarily. Thousands of reservists got into service in a day.
Answering a question about the results of the negotiations, he noted that he would not call it negotiations. According to him, Kyiv calls it consultations. "It's still too early for negotiations. I think this is the first attempt at writing. But let's hope that prudence will prevail, because what is happening is not so pitiful for Ukraine as for the Russian army. You have no idea what is going on here. We have more than 100 thousand reservists in line over the day".
Answering a question about the results of the negotiations, he noted that he would not call it negotiations. According to him, Kyiv calls it consultations. "It is still too early for negotiations. I think this is the first attempt. But let us hope that prudence will prevail, because what is happening is not so pitiful for Ukraine as for the Russian army. You have no idea what is happening to it here", - Oleksiy Arestovych noted.