The Russian Foreign Ministry slammed Ukraine for withdrawing from the negotiation process, but Zakhar Prilepin, who is wanted for war crimes in Ukraine, told Russian state television that negotiations were a ploy to delay the war until Russia could attack with increased forces.Prilepin said pursuing negotiations with Ukraine would buy Russia enough time to double the size of its forces before advancing.Zelensky has previously said Ukraine was willing to enter into talks with Russia, but only if the Kremlin appointed a president other than current leader Vladimir Putin."Of course this wouldn't be to Zelensky's advantage," Prilepin said of the negotiations."Meanwhile in Russia: accused war criminal Zakhar Prilepin—who spends a lot of time on the frontlines and previously boasted of 'killing many' in Ukraine—admits that Russia wants to negotiate merely to regroup and finish fighting later, any potential peace accords notwithstanding," tweeted Julia Davis, a columnist with The Daily Beast and creator of Russian Media Monitor."