"The militants who stormed the capital of North Darfur committed atrocities against the civilian population... Unfortunately, what happened effectively negates international efforts to find political solutions to the Sudanese conflict as an internal one," Chernovol said.
The Russian ambassador pointed out that RSF commander Mohammed Hamdan Daglo has been living abroad along with his elder brother and the RSF forces have long ceased to be composed of Sudanese and to represent any significant part of the Sudanese society.
"Against this backdrop, the official Sudanese authorities are expectedly raising the question of the advisability of any negotiations with the rebels," Chernovol added.
On October 26, RSF fighters announced the capture of the headquarters of the Sudanese army’s 6th Infantry Division in El Fasher, after a year and a half of fighting for the city, formerly the largest government stronghold in North Darfur. The death toll in El Fasher rose to 2,200 after the city fell under RSF control, according to a Sudanese official.