Ukraine itself decides when and under what circumstances to conduct peace negotiations with Russia, on Monday the official representative of the German government Christian Hoffman said, Reuters reports.
“The position of the German government has not changed, namely, Ukraine should decide independently when and on what conditions to start negotiations with Russia about a possible peaceful settlement,” Hoffmann told reporters.
to the question, whether the Cabinet of Ministers of Germany is aware that the US presidential administration Joe Biden was privately called on the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to demonstrate openness to negotiations with the Russian Federation, Hoffman replied: “I can only say that we took into account these messages, and We see the main readiness of Ukrainians to negotiate. “
About Russia’s reluctance to participate in peace negotiations, Hoffman said: “So far, there was no readiness of the Russian side to really negotiate.”