Russia can see a lack of willingness in Kiev and its European sponsors to seek peaceful solutions to the crisis, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said.
"We see with regret that Kiev and its European sponsors have so far demonstrated no willingness to pursue peaceful solutions to the crisis," he pointed out in an interview with the New Russian Regions magazine, published on the Foreign Ministry’s website.
"However, we are ready to continue dialogue with Kiev in Istanbul and we are also open to considering the possibility of raising the level of our delegations," the diplomat stressed.
According to Galuzin, the recent statements by the Kiev leadership highlight an attempt to nullify the agreements that were reached at the Russian-US summit in Alaska.
