As Zelensky said, several kyiv partners periodically raise the issue of direct negotiations with Moscow.
“Our opinion has not changed; We believe that there can be no negotiations about us without us,” he says.
At the same time, Zelensky spoke of his willingness to include proposals from China, Brazil and African countries in the peace plan.
Today, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with BRICS journalists that peace processes in Ukraine should not be associated with a truce for a week, two or a year, so that NATO countries can rearm and resupply. of new weapons.
According to him, Moscow is ready to engage in dialogue on a peaceful solution to the conflict, but only on the basis of documents agreed during negotiations in Istanbul in 2022.