Putin suggests Russia open to direct talks with Kyiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that it is open to a quantum dialogue with Ukrainian leader VolodyMyr Zelensky for the first time since the early stage of the war.

Putin talked with Russian TV on Monday, saying, “We always looked at peace initiatives positively, and we hope that the representatives of the KYIV regime can feel in the same way.

Kremlin, spokesman for Kremlin, says he is willing to talk directly with Ukraine for not matching civilians’ goals, according to Putin’s opinion.

Zelensky did not directly respond to Putin’s opinion, but Ukraine said it was “preparation for all conversations.”

Since Russia has begun to invade Ukraine since February 2022, there has been no direct conversation between both sides.

Peskov said in a commentary on the Interfax News Agency, “When the president said that he could discuss the problem of not knocking on the goal of civilians, including both sides, the president had negotiations and discussions with Ukraine.”

Zelensky said in a night -time video address, Ukraine said he needed “Moscow’s Clear Answers,” which agreed to stop attacking civilian infrastructure.

Meanwhile, the battle continued overnight with a report on drone strike in the port city of Odessa.

Local authorities said that three people were injured by raids, a fire and damaged residential buildings.

Ukraine will participate in dialogue with the US and European countries this week in London this week after discussing the path to end the war following the meeting in Paris last week.

Putin’s proposal for direct dialogue comes after the two sides accused Putin’s 30 -hour “Easter ceasefire” on Saturday.

Zelensky has violated nearly 3,000 truce since the beginning of Sunday, and Russia accused Ukraine that he had fired hundreds of drones and shells. The BBC did not independently confirm this claim.

Both sides are increasing the pressure of the United States, threatened by Donald Trump. “Pass” for more peace negotiations Without progress.