Russia denies "secret" Ukrainian negotiations.

(RT) ⸻ The Russian Foreign Ministry has rejected claims by Switzerland's Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis that unannounced talks on resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have been taking place in Geneva. On Saturday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova referred journalists to a comment made by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky the previous day, which stated that Russian diplomats, representatives of the administration and government aren't conducting any negotiations of high or any other levels with the Ukrainians. Zakharova also rejected the very idea of holding any negotiations on Swiss territory, arguing that Switzerland, which has joined the West's illegal unilateral anti-Russian sanctions, is no longer a neutral state and can't claim any intermediary role in resolving the Ukrainian crisis. Russian and Ukrainian representatives haven't met at the negotiating table since a high-profile meeting in Istanbul in late March, but Medinsky spoke of significant progress made during those talks. Russia maintains that it's ready to look for a diplomatic solution to the crisis, while also noting a lack of any reasonable proposals from either Kiev or Washington.