“The desire of the United States to listen to our concerns, that is, in fact, the desire of the United States to return to the state of December-January,” RIA Novosti quotes Peskov’s answer to the question of what could become a platform for negotiations between leaders in an interview with Pavel Zarubin for the Moscow.

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According to him, the US should ask itself that not all of Russia's proposals suit them, but perhaps it is worth starting negotiations.

He noted that he had in mind the draft documents that were submitted to Brussels and Washington.

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 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.