Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready for negotiations with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, “at the same time, the legal fixation of the agreements is subject to serious discussion.” This was stated by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
Peskov recalled that “Putin himself repeatedly said that if necessary, he will negotiate with Zelensky.”
“However, the legal fixation of the agreements is subject to serious discussion – taking into account reality, talking about the possibility of challenging the legitimacy of Zelensky itself,” said the Kremlin representative, whose words are given by the Russian media.
According to him, Russia from the very beginning guided the world in the Ukrainian question, “unlike many other countries, especially Ukraine, which has banned peace negotiations, unlike Europeans who have always said the need to continue the war at all costs , the last administration in Washington, who was also a supporter of war to the last Ukrainian. “
At the same time, the Kremlin representative emphasized that “a comprehensive settlement, long -term settlement, a viable settlement [in Ukraine] is impossible without a compulsing security issues on the continent.”
“The main thing for us to achieve our goals, and, of course, we prefer peaceful means to achieve our goals,” said the Kremlin representative.
Peskov also commented on the possible entry of Ukraine to the EU.
“This is the sovereign right of any country. We are talking about integration, economic processes, and here, of course, no one can dictate anything to a country. We are not going to do this. But [we] have a completely different position on issues , related to security, defense or military alliances.
Peskov also said that the possible appearance of the EU “joint defense plans” will be the subject of attention for the Russian Federation.
“We do not yet know whether this army will be, we do not know what basics it will be created on and so on. So far, there are no joint defense aspects of the European Union. But as for the promising plans, of course, They must be very carefully monitored, study and draw conclusions, ”the representative of the Kremlin emphasized.
Speaking about the possible meeting of the President of the Russian Federation and the head of the White House Donald Trump, Peskov said that “there is no understanding, there may be some estimates for today’s negotiations.” “But we will learn about this later, at the end of this dialogue,” he added.