MOSCOW, December 18. /TASS/. A special channel of communication remains open between the Russian and British governments, but the positions of the two states are currently so far apart that there is simply nothing to discuss, Russian Ambassador to London Andrei Kelin said in a statement. interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel. .

“All other communication channels, except those involving the military attachés, remain open,” Kelin said. “This means that the British ambassador goes to the Russian Foreign Ministry and we maintain contacts with the Foreign Ministry here, although these interactions are quite rare.”

“The special communications system of the British Prime Minister’s Office works, as well as the Kremlin-Downing Street channel. However, there is nothing to discuss through it. Our approaches and positions are currently so different that it does not “There’s simply no middle ground,” Kelin stressed.

“In order to develop a common position, a common concept, the only place where this is currently happening is the (UN) Security Council, the OSCE. There is an exchange on these multilateral forums,” noted the ambassador. “As for bilateral formats, they (contacts) are quite rare. When we meet, we discuss the Middle East, but the Ukrainian conflict is something that my official interlocutors, the British, avoid by all means “, clarified Kelin.

The ambassador stressed that Russia remains open to dialogue and never turns away from it. “We take every opportunity to convey our position through all available channels,” Kelin said.