Russian president Vladimir Putin also spoke the disposition last week to engage in a direct dialogue with Ukraine, considering Zelenskyy’s proposal to stop strikes on civil infrastructure.
The new opening comes after US President Donald Trump threatened to move away from negotiations to end the war if “each side” continued to block the ceasefire process.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian officials and European allies will meet American representatives in London to discuss a ceasefire plan supported by Washington.
“Tomorrow in London, our team has the mandate to officially discuss an unconditional or partial ceasefire. We are ready for this stage. We are also ready to record that we are ready to sit at the negotiation table in any format so that there is no blockage,” said Zelenskyy.
Ukraine has not yet received an official proposal from the United States, said the president. However, various suggestions have surfaced “from different people and through different channels, including the media”.
According to the media, the American plan implies that kyiv abandons its aspirations of NATO and recognizing its occupied territories as Russian.
Kyiv has long rejected calls to compromise on his territorial integrity. The Constitution of Ukraine explicitly prohibits recognition of occupied regions as Russian.
“Discussing both the war will prolong (the) War and will lead the fatigue and withdrawal or pressure from the United States to Ukraine,” said Zelenskyy. “If (a) the ceasefire occurs, we will believe that we have at least one result, we will see that Russia is really ready for real steps.”
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