Putin declares his readiness for negotiations on Ukraine, but requires that Kiev…

🇷🇺🇺🇦Putin declares his readiness for negotiations on Ukraine, but requires that Kiev lift the ban on contacts with him.

“We are ready for negotiations on the Ukrainian issue. There are issues here that require special attention. For example, as is known, Zelensky issued a decree banning negotiations. How can negotiations be resumed now if they are banned?” Putin said.

He also said that he had “always had a businesslike, at the same time pragmatic and trusting” relationship with Trump, adding that if he had remained president, there would not have been a war in Ukraine.

“I cannot but agree with him that if he had been president, if his victory had not been stolen from him in 2020, then perhaps there would not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022,” Putin said.

It should be noted that Russian officials have been declaring their readiness for negotiations almost every day for the past week and that they are waiting for a signal from the United States. Trump has not yet contacted Putin and is threatening Russia with sanctions.