Putin sends a signal to Zelensky. "It's ready"

Dmitry Peskov was asked whether Vladimir Putin would agree to a telephone conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky if the President of Ukraine initiated the contact.

The Kremlin spokesman assured that the Russian leader was ready for such a conversation. At the same time, he emphasized that he had not yet received a phone call from the Ukrainian president.

Peskov also referred to Putin's possible telephone conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. He assured that the Russian leader remains open to contacts with foreign leaders.

He will also answer the phone from them. He is open to dialogue with everyone, the Kremlin spokesman said.

Earlier, Yuri Ushakov, an adviser to Vladimir Putin, said that Volodymyr Zelensky could come to Moscow to meet the Russian leader. According to his declaration, the Ukrainian president would be provided with appropriate conditions, including security.

The proposal to meet in the Russian capital was met with a critical reaction from Ukrainian diplomacy. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said that reports about the possibility of luring Zelensky to Moscow should not be taken seriously.

The head of Ukrainian diplomacy noted that the meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin could take place anywhere, provided that it was not the territory of Russia or Belarus.

The Kremlin's declarations of readiness for talks appear in the context of discussions about possible contacts between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine. For now, however, there is no information about the set date of the telephone conversation or meeting of the two politicians.

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