Crimea is Russia’s territory, and Russia's Constitution excludes the possibility of discussing the fate of any country in the region, according to Interfax, said Dmitry Peskov, Spokesman for the Russian President.
This is how he answered the question whether there are options for reaching an agreement on Crimea. During the talks in Istanbul on March 29, Kyiv's representatives offered to include the talks on the status of Crimea in the agreement with Russia.
At the same time, Peskov praised the fact that the Ukrainian side has begun to “formulate its proposals”, but the Kremlin Spokesman does not see any serious progress in the talks, and believes that “there is still a long way to go.”
In Istanbul, the Ukrainian side offered to include a clause in the draft agreement with Russia, which states that the dispute between Crimea and Sevastopol should be discussed in bilateral talks, and the final decision will be made by the presidents of the two countries. The head of the Russian delegation Medinsky noted that the proposal does not correspond to Moscow's position.
Summing up the results of the Istanbul meeting, Medinsky stated that “instead of two days, the one-day talks are over, the delegations have already gone to their centers to clarify and coordinate their positions.”
