Zelensky said he was not ready for negotiations with Russia

“Today, no ... I will not talk to those who put forward ultimatums,” RIA Novosti quotes him.

At the same time, he noted that Russia for Ukraine is a “neighbor with a huge population” and therefore countries will have to live like neighbors.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously admitted that postponing the negotiation process by the Ukrainian side would make it harder for Moscow and Kyiv to reach an agreement.

The Kremlin said that the subject of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine could be how Moscow's conditions would be met.

At the same time, Zelensky argued that negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow are possible only after the withdrawal of Russian troops from Russian-controlled territories.