About negotiations with Ukraine Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov spoke again. He said that talks would be possible after “overcoming certain obstacles”.
– From a practical point of view, we are open to achieving our goals through negotiations, so various options are possible here – Peskov said. One of the conditions would be a change in the Ukrainian presidency.
War in Ukraine. Russia says it is willing to negotiate. More conditions have emerged
According to the Kremlin spokesman, in order for negotiations between Kiev and Moscow, Volodymyr Zelensky he must stop being president.
– In addition to the general problem of legitimacy, there is also a problem with the actual, legislative ban on all contacts and negotiations with the Russian side, all these bans are in force – said Dmitry Peskov.
He added that many issues still need to be clarified. According to Peskov, it is also necessary to understand to what extent the Ukrainian side is ready to conduct negotiations and to what extent “it has permission from its allies to do so”. The spokesman The Kremlin He stated that for now “different signals are coming from Kiev.”
Recently, the head of Ukrainian diplomacy Dmytro Kułeba stated that Kiev is open to talks with Moscow if it is “ready to negotiate in good faith”. However, he stated that there are currently no such signs. Reacting to Kuleba's words, Peskov noted that “the message itself is consistent with our position”.
War in Ukraine. Kiev and Moscow Negotiations? Putin Set Conditions
He presented the terms of negotiations with Ukraine in June this year. Vladimir Putin. At that time, the President of the Russian Federation said that in order for such talks to take place, Kiev would have to accept prohibitive conditions: to withdraw from applying for membership in the North Atlantic Alliance and European Union.
Moreover, as Putin said during a meeting with officials of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the current condition for the negotiations is the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the “new regions of the Federation” occupied by Russia.
Although the pro-Kremlin news agency Ria Novosti reported that initially Vladimir Putin was willing to “give back” the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions to Ukraine while maintaining the land route to Crimeait was shortly afterwards emphasised that this concerned the conditions of 2022.
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