MOSCOW. July 31 (Interfax) - Moscow is still prepared for negotiations with Kiev, but there have been no concrete proposals from Ukrainian officials thus far, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
Asked by journalists to comment on a remark by Mikhail Podolyak, advisor to the Ukrainian presidential office, on Kiev's preparedness for talks with Moscow based on international law, Peskov said on Wednesday, "This sounds more like some theorizing, but we haven't heard any detailed clarifications in this particular case. This subject has been brought up from time to time, but without any concrete essence."
"The Russian side remains open to a negotiating process," he said.
Podolyak said in an earlier interview with Ukrainian media that "Ukraine is prepared for negotiations - that's the main point. That is, negotiations are certainly needed, but point number two is the terms and foundations on which negotiations are going to be held. And Ukraine clearly says here: [...] Let's hold negotiations on terms based on international law as a concept."
The core of the concept of international law is a state's territorial integrity, the ability to act independently, and sovereignty, Podolyak said.