According to the Russian leader, the situation has not changed yet. He added that the last vote in Ukraine "was clearly protest."
“Quite a lot of people of the newly elected president were supported in the central regions of Ukraine, in the east, in the south. And these are all people who truly sincerely seek and desire, in any case, a settlement, ”he said.
During the conversation, Putin noted that the elected President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, during the election campaign, constantly spoke of his readiness to do everything to resolve the crisis situation. At the same time, after the election, he began to assert that he did not consider it possible to conduct direct negotiations with the self-proclaimed DNR and LC.
Earlier, Putin said that Moscow would be ready to improve relations and begin a constructive dialogue with Kiev after the new leader of the country, Vladimir Zelensky, begins to fulfill his election promises.
Former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada, Oleg Tsaryov, in an interview with NSN, commented on the chances of the current Ukrainian leader to achieve peace in the south-east of the country.