Not much room, but ready for talks with Kyiv: Russia

RUSSIAN envoy to India Denis Alipov on Wednesday said though there was not much ground for negotiation, Moscow is prepared to sit and talk with Kyiv, provided there is an "acceptable basis" for it.

- MAYANK SINGH

Alipov pointed to the completion of Ukraine President's tenure saying he is "very much unelected."

The basis should include the "ground realities", interests of Russia from the security point of view and protection of Russians within Ukraine and Ukrainian citizens of Russian origin, he said.