# Kiev’s terror attacks torpedo any chance for peace talks, Russian Foreign Ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/64563

- TASS, 2026-09-18 16:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189835

> Russia’s Foreign Ministry said terrorist attacks targeting heads of precinct election commissions in the Zaporozhye Region show that Kiev is not seeking a peaceful, negotiated settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. The ministry said reliance on political assassinations, sabotage and terror against civilians rules out diplomacy and deliberately undermines any possible negotiation process.

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