Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia and the Kremlin's chief negotiator for Donbass, after a meeting with US Deputy State Secretary Victoria Nuland, said that she had allegedly confirmed that “without agreeing on the special status of Donbass, significant progress in the settlement is hardly possible”.

“A thorough and constructive dialogue took place regarding the settlement of the conflict in the south-east of Ukraine. They confirmed that the Minsk agreements remain the only basis for a settlement, "

In turn, Nuland called the talks in Moscow " In Moscow, she met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, Kozak and Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov.

Ryabkov said earlier that the conversation with Nuland was "

Russia and the United States will continue consultations on the situation in Donbass, Kozak said.

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During Nuland's visit to Russia, the parties also discussed bilateral relations, in particular, they discussed the appointment of a second round of negotiations, which will relate to restrictions on the work of embassies in Moscow and Washington..

For the fact that Nuland, who is on the US sanctions list, visited Moscow, Washington agreed to lift its restrictions on several Russian citizens.