WASHINGTON Dec 1 US President Joe Biden said that does not exclude the possibility of negotiations with Vladimir Putin if he «shows interest» in ending the conflict in Ukraine.
«Mr. Putin… here I have to choose my words very carefully. I am ready to talk with Mr. Putin if he really shows interest to put an end to the war,» Biden said at a joint press conference with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.
Vladimir Putin has previously stated that Russia has always said that it is open to negotiations on Ukraine, if Kyiv matures, then there will be the mediating efforts of those who offer are in demand.
In turn, in early November, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, after reports from Western media that Kyiv was being pushed into a dialogue with Moscow, named the conditions for starting negotiations. According to him, this is «the restoration of territorial integrity, respect for the UN Charter, compensation for all losses, punishment of every war criminal and guarantees that this will not happen again.» Russia by Vladimir Putin. He also stated that Kyiv would not conduct a dialogue with Moscow while Putin was the head of state.
Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stressed that Ukraine cannot and does not want to negotiate, «accordingly, the goal of the Russian Federations will be implemented through the continuation of a special military operation.»