“The Governor of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, stated that Russia is ready for negotiations and compromises with Ukraine and complains that “that side”, referring to Ukraine, is refusing the agreements. Source: the head of the Kremlin during a press conference on December 19. Direct speech: “We have always said that we are ready for negotiations and compromises.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The Governor of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, stated that Russia is ready for negotiations and compromises with Ukraine and complains that “that side”, referring to Ukraine, is refusing the agreements.
Source: the head of the Kremlin during a press conference on December 19
Direct speech: “We have always said that we are ready for negotiations and compromises. It’s just that the opposite side refused to negotiate, and we are always ready for negotiations. And the result of negotiations is always compromises.
We reached substantive agreements in Istanbul at the end of 2022. And, I repeat, the Ukrainian side initialed this document, and was in general agreement with it. And then for some reason she refused, because your ally Johnson (former Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson – ed.) came and said that they should fight to the last Ukrainian…
We are ready, but we need that side to be ready for negotiations and compromises.”
We will remind:
- On December 8, newly elected US President Donald Trump said that Zelensky and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness.
- On December 12, the head of the President’s Office, Andrii Yermak, said in an interview that Ukraine is not yet ready for the negotiation process with Russia due to a lack of weapons, an invitation to join NATO, and clear security guarantees.
- In April 2022, Russia effectively disrupted the peace talks with Ukraine by inserting a clause in the draft agreement that it would have the right to veto the international community’s response in the event of a repeated attack on Ukraine.
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