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The statement was made in response to the words of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about elections in the republic subject to a 60-day truce.
Moscow is ready to do everything for long-term peace with Ukraine. This was announced by the press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, whose words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
This is how he answered a question from journalists about how the Kremlin evaluates the words of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about elections in the republic if Moscow agrees to a 60-day truce.
Peskov clarified that Russia does not want a truce, but long-term peace.
“The Kremlin has repeatedly said, both President Putin and at other levels: we don’t want a truce, we want long-term peace and are ready to do everything possible for this,” the Kremlin representative concluded.

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