“Yesterday I was in Russia with President Putin, who asked me to convey a message to you, to talk with you ... He told me: “I am ready for negotiations with President Zelensky,” RIA Novosti quotes Embalo.
In turn, Zelensky, commenting on Putin's message, called it a planned rhetoric aimed at Russians and pro-Russian citizens.
“The desire of the Russian president to speak, I think that this is nothing more than a planned rhetoric that should work for his internal audience and the audience of those states that have not yet isolated politics between their state and the state called Russia,” the Ukrainian leader said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously noted that Moscow is always open to negotiations with Kyiv if the Ukrainian regime "matures."
Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin called Russia's readiness for dialogue on Ukraine a positive signal.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he did not want to engage in dialogue with the Russian authorities regarding the settlement of the situation in Ukraine.