Scholz: negotiations on Ukraine are pointless if we are talking about its capitulation. Scholz noted that diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation in Ukraine have been undertaken for a long time.
White House claims that the United States will not begin negotiations with Russia on peace in Ukraine unless Vladimir Zelensky is involved in the discussion. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that now the ball is not in Russia’s court regarding negotiations with Ukraine, only needs to lift the ban on dialogue with Moscow.