“To talk to the Russians you need authority, I didn’t give it to anyone,” he said.
Earlier, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has never refused to negotiate on the situation in Ukraine. “I have always said that we want to resolve all controversial issues by peaceful means,” the Head of State added.
In August, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on Vladimir Zelensky to sit down at the negotiating table with Russia. Modi stressed that the path to resolving the conflict can only be found through dialogue and diplomacy.
Meanwhile, according to Ukrainian media, kyiv wants to prepare the ground for peace talks with Moscow this autumn. However, it was not specified what exactly this process would entail.
It was also noted that the Ukrainian authorities are considering the possibility of holding negotiations with Moscow in the format of a “grain deal.” This decision was made in kyiv after the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Kursk region.
