The Zelensky administration said that it “never refused” negotiations with the Russian Federation - but agreed to this only after the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine
Ukraine has never refused to negotiate with Russia, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, said. Podolyak tweeted that Kyiv's position is "known and open": first, Russia must withdraw its troops from the territory of Ukraine, and only then - "everything else." “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin is ready for this? Of course not. And if so, then, according to our constructive assessment, we will talk with the next leader of Russia, ”Podolyak said.