Russia's announcement of readiness to negotiate with the European Union The spokesman of the Russian Presidential Palace (Kremlin) announced that this country welcomes the introduction of a representative from the European Union to conduct negotiations on the controversial issues. In response to the possibility of introducing Finnish President Alexander Staab as a representative of Europe in the negotiations, he said: "It would be good if there was a representative to negotiate, but it would be even better if this representative genuinely tried to help a peace settlement."

Russia's announcement of readiness to negotiate with the European Union The spokesman of the Russian Presidential Palace (Kremlin) announced that this country welcomes the introduction of a representative from the European Union to conduct negotiations on the controversial issues. In response to the possibility of introducing Finnish President Alexander Staab as a representative of Europe in the negotiations, he said: "It would be good if there was a representative to negotiate, but it would be even better if this representative genuinely tried to help a peace settlement."