Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a discussion titled "The Future of Russia" in Moscow, Russia, Dec 13, 2023. (PHOTO / SPUTNIK VIA AP)

MOSCOW - Any potential negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis will not be restricted by time, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

"Negotiations are of course possible. Russia has never rejected them," Medvedev said in a Telegram post, citing his response to local media.

On Wednesday, Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said that the intention of the negotiations offered by Russia is to press Ukraine to surrender

"Such negotiations are not limited by time. They could potentially be held until the complete defeat and surrender of the Bandera troops of the North Atlantic Alliance," he added.

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Medvedev reiterated that Moscow had never been opposed to holding talks, unlike the Ukrainian authorities.

On Wednesday, Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said that the intention of the negotiations offered by Russia is to press Ukraine to surrender.

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"We cannot afford to capitulate to a country that began to destroy us on February 24. And we will continue to move forward to victory," local media cited Danilov.