It is reported that the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov were against the participation of a representative of Putin in economic cooperation with other countries of Kirill Dmitriev. The Agency writes that Dmitrieva, according to personnel from Riyadh, was not at the negotiating table at the meeting on February 18. There are Dmitriev in the frames of the passage of the Russian delegation to negotiations, but it seems that Ushakov is pushing the Saudi official who meets Russians, the publication says.
According to the source of the publication, Lavrov and Ushakov did not know about Dmitriev’s participation, since Putin did not tell them about this. Lavrov was surprised to see three chairs on the negotiations in the hall for negotiations, the interlocutor of the Agency said. According to him, when the minister was explained that the third place for Dmitriev, he pushed the chair from the table with the words: “If he wants to participate, let Vladimir Vladimirovich [Путин] He will tell me about this. “After that, Dmitriev left the hall to the corridor to communicate with reporters.
The source says that during one of the technical breaks of the laurels left the hall, and Dmitriev still managed to sit down at the negotiating table. Lavrov did not swear, as the Americans returned to the hall. Dmitriev himself, according to the interlocutor of the publication, asked: “I need to sit at least 15 minutes.”
A source of “Agency” believes that Putin’s communication features with officials affect negotiations. According to him, everyone goes to Putin one at a time, and he tells everyone different. Including, therefore, no one can formulate Russia's requirements in negotiations, he said.
Context
February 18 in Saudi Arabia A meeting took place Between the delegations of the United States and the Russian Federation, which agreed to create groups in order to “rather” start working on the end of the Russian war against Ukraine. Before that, the media reported that The United States is planning first Conduct separate negotiations With Russia and Ukraine and only then – general. The media wrote that the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Muhammad ibn Salman wanted Zelensky in the negotiations, but The USA and the Russian Federation were against.
March 11 in Gzhidd (Saudi Arabia) took place Negotiations of Ukraine and the USA. Washington proposed immediately enter a 30-day ceasefire In Ukraine, Kyiv agreed. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that This applies “Not only missiles, drones and bombs, not only in the Black Sea, but also throughout the front line.”
