The diplomat expressed this opinion in a conversation with RIA Novosti.

Earlier, Zelensky said that peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine could begin without the Ukrainian state returning to the 1991 borders. Now he is talking about the country's borders for 2022.

“He’s nervous. He has elections coming up. Or are there elections just around the corner? - said Zakharova.

Earlier, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the statements of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry about certain negotiations with Russia conflict with the fact that Kyiv has officially banned dialogue with Moscow.