Expert on negotiations with Kiev: The main thing for them is to drag it out as long as possible

The third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has not brought new results. About this Pravda.Viktor Sobolev, a member of the State Duma Defense Committee, said.

Earlier, Russian presidential aide, head of the Russian delegation Vladimir Medinsky said that all humanitarian agreements reached at the second round of negotiations with Ukraine had been fulfilled. The third round was held in Istanbul and lasted about an hour.

According to Sobolev, the results of the third round of negotiations in Istanbul did not differ from the previous ones. He noted that both sides maintain their positions, and the Ukrainian delegation, in his opinion, deliberately delays the process.

"The main thing for them is to drag it out as long as possible," Sobolev stressed.

He expressed the opinion that the meeting of the President of Russia with Vladimir Zelensky is impossible for political reasons.

"Zelensky is illegitimate. The President of Russia should not meet with this illegitimate leader of the fascist regime," the deputy said.

Sobolev added that Kiev seeks to benefit from the situation by continuing to hold power and use the country's resources.

"We are defending our national interests, and they are trying to be as long as possible, to profit in order to continue robbing the country. That's all," he said.

The MP stressed that regardless of diplomatic contacts, the goals of the special military operation must be achieved.