About it writes the publication La Repubblica.

Berlusconi noted that protecting Ukrainian interests and working for peace are not incompatible paths, and the United States administration "understands this very well."

“Perhaps there is a gap.

Let's work on it," he said.

In October, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia was always open to talks with Ukraine if the Kyiv regime "matured."

The head of the Italian Foreign Ministry, Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani noted that Putin's statements about Moscow's readiness to start negotiations to resolve the conflict in Ukraine do not correspond to the facts.