Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Denies That Kyiv Will Present Tochitsky in Negotiations with Russia to Be Held in Gomel

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has denied that the Ukrainian delegation will present Deputy Foreign Minister Nikolai Tochitsky in negotiations with Russia. This was stated on Sunday by Oleg Nikolenko, the ministry's press secretary, in response to corresponding reports from Ukrainian media.

“Ukraine is open to negotiations to stop Russia's armed aggression. At the same time, the Foreign Ministry does not confirm that the Ukrainian delegation will be led by Deputy Minister Nikolai Tochitsky, nor does it confirm that these talks will take place in Gomel,” he wrote on Twitter, according to TASS.

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