Putin's administration says Moscow will not set conditions for European negotiating group
Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (Getty Images)
Moscow will not set conditions regarding the composition of the European negotiating team and considers such an approach to the issue completely wrong, says Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
The Kremlin commented on media reports that the European Union is actively approving the composition of a potential negotiating team.
According to Peskov, it would be better for Moscow to talk to the Europeans to understand their position.
"It would be better for us to talk to the Europeans and understand to what extent their position could potentially contribute to the peace process," Peskov said.
At the same time, the Kremlin noted that the absence from the lists of representatives of Norway and Finland, who had previously been in contact with Moscow, was not a major concern for the Russian side.
The European Union has decided to officially join the negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.
To this end, Brussels plans to send national security advisers from five European countries to the next round of talks with Kyiv and Moscow.
In addition, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed new details of the upcoming peace talks involving European partners.
In particular, the head of state spoke about a new security architecture, prospects for NATO membership, and preparations for a large-scale prisoner exchange in a "more than a thousand for more than a thousand" format.
