Vladimir Putin has in any case declared on Russian television that he was ready to negotiate the end of the war in ukraine. “We are ready to negotiate an acceptable solution to the conflict with all parties concerned. So the ball is now in Ukraine’s court,” he said.
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While talks between Kyiv and Moscow have stalled since March 2022, Vladimir Putin has also claimed that Ukraine and its Western allies are closed to negotiations. This is not the first time that the Russian president has said such things.
Simple way to “justify” its attacks in Ukraine or real request for an armistice? Hard to know.
Nevertheless, on the Russian side, it is considered to be “moving in the right direction” in Ukraine. “We are protecting our national interests, the interests of our citizens, of our people,” Putin commented.
In this same interview on Russian television, Vladimir Putin assured that Russia would not be worried by the upcoming delivery of a Patriot air defense system, delivered by the United States to Ukraine. “Of course, we will destroy it, 100%!”, He said again.