Moscow disputes a claim from the Washington Post about a possible deal to end strikes on energy facilities.
Moscow: On Sunday, Russia refuted a story claiming that indirect talks with Kyiv about stopping strikes on energy and electricity targets had been disrupted by Ukraine's offensive in the Kursk region. According to Russia, no discussions had taken place regarding civilian infrastructure facilities.
According to a story published in The Washington Post on Saturday, delegates from Russia and Ukraine will travel to Qatar this month to negotiate a historic deal that would put an end to strikes on both sides' energy and electrical infrastructure.
According to The Post, the deal would have amounted to a partial truce, but the talks were thrown off course because of Ukraine's invasion of Russian territory.
Regarding the Post article, Maria Zakharova, a spokesman for Russia's foreign ministry, stated, "No one broke anything off because there was nothing to break off."
"There have been no direct or indirect negotiations between Russia and the Kyiv regime on the safety of civilian critical infrastructure facilities."
A request for comment from Reuters was not immediately answered by the Ukrainian authorities. According to The Post, the Ukrainian presidential administration announced that the Doha meeting had been postponed because of the Middle East situation and that it will now take place on August 22 via video conference.
Both Russia and Ukraine have charged one another with attacking civilian infrastructure during the conflict. Both contest that they do.
Zakharova then cited President Vladimir Putin, who expressed doubts about possible discussions with Ukraine following its ground invasion of Russia on August 12 and said that the Ukrainian attacks were directed against Russian civilian infrastructure.
"There is nothing to talk about with people who unleash such things," Zakharova stated.
In February 2022, Russia launched a "special military operation" that involved tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, where it currently possesses almost eighteen percent of the country's territory. The first military incursion into Russian territory since World War Two occurred on August 6, when Ukraine launched a cross-border attack on the Kursk region.
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