This was stated by the Ukrainian head of state in an interview CNNpublished on the channel’s website on 10 November.
Zelensky said that “apart from the ultimatums, I have not heard anything from the current president of the Russian Federation [Владимира Путина]”, but” did not close the door. “
The president noted that Ukraine “is ready to dialogue with Russia, but with a different Russia” – one “which is truly ready for peace” and “which is ready to admit to being an occupier”.
According to Zelensky, Russia “needs to give back everything: territories, rights, freedoms, money and, above all, justice”.
The Ukrainian head of state added that he has not yet heard such statements from the Russian Federation – “neither from Putin, nor from anyone else”.
On November 8, Politico, citing senior US administration officials, wrote that White House efforts led to this softening Zelensky’s position in negotiations with Russia.
The publication noticed this On November 7, Zelensky indicated five conditions for negotiations: restoration of territories, compliance with the United Nations Charter, compensation for damage caused by war, punishment of war criminals, guarantees of non-aggression.
At the same time, unlike previous speeches, he did not say that Putin must step down from office before such negotiations can take place, Politico notes.
According to one of the sources, this change is the result of days of consultations between Kiev and Washington, including during a visit to the Office of the President of Ukraine of Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.
US officials did not directly suggest Zelensky and his aides change positions, but said that Kiev had to show a willingness to end the war, one of the sources said. The United States hopes this will show the world Ukraine’s desire, not Russia’s, to end the war.
Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, in an interview published on November 8, said that before Kiev agrees to start any peace dialogue, The Russian Federation must completely withdraw its troops from the Ukrainian territory.
February 24 Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine. Initially, according to the SBU, he should capture Ukraine in a few days. But failed blitzkrieg. In April, the Russians were expelled from the northern regions, now fighting is ongoing in the east and south of the country.
Negotiations on the end of the war, Ukraine and Russia were at the level of delegations. There were four head-to-head rounds (last – March 29 in Turkey). In addition, the delegations met in video format. In May the negotiation process was suspended due to the Russian side no details to discussexplained in the Office of the President of Ukraine.
September 30 Putin in a speech dedicated to illegal annexation of Ukrainian territoriesasked Ukraine to cease fire e sit down immediately at the negotiating tablewhile excluding that the return of its territories to Ukraine will be on the agenda.
In response, Zelensky said that Ukraine wants to reach an agreement with the Russian Federation, but this is impossible with the current president. “He doesn’t know what dignity and honesty are. Therefore we are ready for dialogue with Russia, but with a different president“, – he said. On October 4 Zelensky implemented the decision of the National Security and Defense Council, adopted on September 30, in which officially declared “the impossibility of conducting negotiations with Putin”.
This was announced on 30 October by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Russia is ready for negotiations. Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko wrote in response that the only realistic proposal should be the immediate cessation of the war against Ukraine by Russia and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory starting in 1991.
This was stated on November 8 by Andrey Rudenko, deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia does not set the conditions for the resumption of negotiations with Ukraine. According to him, the only thing needed now to start negotiations is “the goodwill of Kiev”.
The head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff believes the surrender of Kherson by the Russians is good reason for negotiation.
