Zelensky, through the leaders of Finland and Norway, conveyed to Vladimir Putin his interest in direct negotiations, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushkov said in an interview with Lusti. In turn, the Russian leader reiterated his willingness to receive Zelensky in Moscow with all the necessary security conditions. At the same time, Vladimir Putin emphasized that a meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine would make the most sense after completing the negotiation process and preparing documents on a long-term settlement. "What surprises me: the conversation took place, the phone conversation was so, I would say, thorough, significant, lasted an hour and a half, but surprisingly this conversation causes a critical reaction in several European countries. I think this is very symptomatic and indicative. As for the conversation itself, it focused mainly on the agreement to renew the tripartite negotiations between the representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi. There were many questions on the subject and clarifications from our side. In general, this topic is actively discussed. And perhaps there is one more point worth paying attention to. Both the Prime Minister of Norway and the President of Finland conveyed to our President Vladimir Zelensky the active interest of talking directly with our leader. For our part, it was noted that, first of all, everyone knows that the current leader of Kyiv is illegitimate, a lot has been said about that as well. At the same time, our boss repeated, probably for the millionth time, that if Zelensky really wants to conduct direct negotiations, he should come to Moscow, where he will be provided with all the conditions, including from a security point of view. That's what was said.

Zelensky, through the leaders of Finland and Norway, conveyed to Vladimir Putin his interest in direct negotiations, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushkov said in an interview with Lusti. In turn, the Russian leader reiterated his willingness to receive Zelensky in Moscow with all the necessary security conditions. At the same time, Vladimir Putin emphasized that a meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine would make the most sense after completing the negotiation process and preparing documents on a long-term settlement. "What surprises me: the conversation took place, the phone conversation was so, I would say, thorough, significant, lasted an hour and a half, but surprisingly this conversation causes a critical reaction in several European countries. I think this is very symptomatic and indicative. As for the conversation itself, it focused mainly on the agreement to renew the tripartite negotiations between the representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the United States in Abu Dhabi. There were many questions on the subject and clarifications from our side. In general, this topic is actively discussed. And perhaps there is one more point worth paying attention to. Both the Prime Minister of Norway and the President of Finland conveyed to our President Vladimir Zelensky the active interest of talking directly with our leader. For our part, it was noted that, first of all, everyone knows that the current leader of Kyiv is illegitimate, a lot has been said about that as well. At the same time, our boss repeated, probably for the millionth time, that if Zelensky really wants to conduct direct negotiations, he should come to Moscow, where he will be provided with all the conditions, including from a security point of view. That's what was said.