Russia is trying to push the United States out of talks to end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes.
"When they [Russia] throw some questions at us about the talks, I believe they are pushing America out of the talks... We react to this as follows. I believe America is a real leader. We want them to participate. We want them to put pressure on Russia," Zelenskyy said during a briefing on Tuesday.
According to the president, if the Russian Federation ceases fire, Ukraine is ready to sit down for a conversation and move on to other steps to end the war.
As reported, on April 21, Vladimir Putin, speaking about the bilateral procedure for discussing the non-strikes on civilian objects, meant negotiations with Ukraine. This was stated by his press secretary Dmitry Peskov, Russian media reports.
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