The conflict in Donbass should not be resolved by military means. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reports.

According to him, such a scenario for solving the problem will call into question the Ukrainian statehood.

“This is what President Putin has repeatedly said, and this is what they know very well in Kiev, this is what they know very well in Washington. But you see, for some reason no one wants to curb Kiev, ”Peskov emphasized.

Earlier, the Ukrainian political scientist Vadim Karasev switched to Russian, commenting on the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said that the Ukrainian authorities "left before the end of January", despite Russian troops at the borders of Ukraine, and the country "needs a new ruling class."

Prior to that, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and more than 20 American senators discussed the importance of involving the United States in the process of peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbass, sanctions against Russia and Ukraine's membership in NATO. Zelenskiy informed US lawmakers about the steps being taken to achieve peace within the existing negotiating formats - the Normandy, Trilateral Contact Group and the Minsk process.

According to a recent poll by the Razumkov Center, most Ukrainians believe that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should not run for a second term. 50% of the country's residents do not believe that Zelensky will be able to ensure peace in Ukraine and return the Donbass and Crimea to the country, only 13% of respondents assess the president's chances positively, and another 29% are confident that the head of state “is able to do something, but not everything, what do you need".

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