The President of Ukraine is ready to discuss all issues with his Russian counterpart

AFP news agency quoted Zelensky to the press on March 21, once again stressing that a direct negotiation between him and the Russian president “of any kind” is necessary to end the conflict. . “If I have the opportunity and the Russian side wishes, we will discuss all issues,” Zelensky said. Zelensky insisted he was even ready to discuss the Crimea and Donbass regions during his first meeting with Putin. “In order to find a way out, we need to take the first step, which is to ensure security and end the war,” the Ukrainian leader stressed.

Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that progress in the peace process between Russia and Ukraine did not meet the requirements of the situation.

“The level of progress in the negotiations is perhaps not as desirable and not as dynamic as the situation that the Ukrainian side needs to be,” Peskov was quoted as saying by Sputnik news agency. The Russian side is showing a willingness to work quickly and with much more content.”

In an interview with Sputnik about the current situation, Russian political analyst Pavel Shipilin almost agreed with Peskov’s statement. Shipilin added: “The situation of the Ukrainian armed forces is getting worse day by day, so Ukraine’s position in the negotiations is also getting worse.”