“Dear President Putin and President Zelensky, I am writing to both of you or your representatives to invite you to peace talks in Phoenix, Arizona,” RIA Novosti quotes the text of the letter.
Gozar noted that in Arizona, the parties could start a dialogue to de-escalate nuclear tensions and end the conflict.
John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator at the White House National Security Council, said earlier that the United States still believes that Russia will not start peace talks on Ukraine anytime soon.
Putin 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.