Ushkov said that Putin will answer if Zelensky calls him Putin's aide, Yuri Ushkov, said this in response to the question of the propagandist Pavel Zarubin. "I think he will answer, of course. Putin has never refused to talk," Ushkov said (quoted by Kommersant). Putin's aide also said that Zelensky is "sending signals through various sources," and "if he really wants to talk, let him come." Ushkov also said that the first rounds of negotiations should take place in a tripartite format with the participation of the United States, Russia and Ukraine, and European representatives may join in the future. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that European representatives "on the one hand should be at the negotiating table." “But why do they need a name now with this attitude? It's not helpful. That's why they're not there now," he said (quoted by TASS).

Ushkov said that Putin will answer if Zelensky calls him Putin's aide, Yuri Ushkov, said this in response to the question of the propagandist Pavel Zarubin. "I think he will answer, of course. Putin has never refused to talk," Ushkov said (quoted by Kommersant). Putin's aide also said that Zelensky is "sending signals through various sources," and "if he really wants to talk, let him come." Ushkov also said that the first rounds of negotiations should take place in a tripartite format with the participation of the United States, Russia and Ukraine, and European representatives may join in the future. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that European representatives "on the one hand should be at the negotiating table." “But why do they need a name now with this attitude? It's not helpful. That's why they're not there now," he said (quoted by TASS).