Ukraine says it never refused to negotiate with Russia, wants talks with Putin successor
A senior adviser to
Ukraine's president said on Monday that Kyiv had never refused to negotiate with
Moscow and that it was ready for talks with Russia's future leader, but not
with Vladimir Putin.
The comments on
Twitter by Mykhailo Podolyak followed a Washington Post report on Saturday
saying the Biden administration was privately encouraging Ukraine's
leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Moscow.
"Ukraine has
never refused to negotiate. Our negotiating position is known and open,"
he wrote on Twitter, saying that Russia should first withdraw its troops from
Ukraine.
"Is Putin
ready? Obviously not. Therefore, we are constructive in our assessment: we will
talk with the next leader of (Russia)."
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