Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN that negotiations with Vladimir Putin are impossible at the moment.
According to him, the Russian side "has no desire to be constructive." In addition, Zelensky stressed that he does not enter into negotiations with those who issue ultimatums. The President of Ukraine believes that the negotiation process with Russia can be resumed only after all Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia are liberated.
“Anyway, Russia has a border with us, anyway, it is our neighbor with a huge population, so after the de-occupation of our country we will have to live next to them as neighbors,” he said.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin”, said that Russia “is not against” negotiations with Ukraine. He also added that the delay in the process will lead to the fact that "it will be more difficult for Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow."