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Kremlin: Putin ready to negotiate with Europeans, but won't make the first move
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Kremlin: Putin ready to negotiate with Europeans, but won't make the first move

From Delfi · (1h ago) Lithuanian

Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that President Putin is ready to negotiate with Europeans, but Russia will not make the first move.
  • Peskov indicated that the EU must initiate dialogue, as it was the entity that severed ties following the start of the war in Ukraine.
  • He suggested that Russia's willingness to engage in dialogue depends on the EU's readiness to do so.

The Kremlin has reiterated President Vladimir Putin's readiness to engage in dialogue with European leaders, emphasizing that Russia is open to negotiations but will not be the one to initiate them. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Putin has repeatedly expressed this willingness.

โ€žB. Putinas pasiruoลกฤ™s derฤ—tis su visais. Tai jis ne kartฤ… sakฤ—โ€œ,

โ€” Dmitrijus PeskovasPeskov stated Putin's readiness to negotiate with everyone, a position he has expressed multiple times.

Peskov's remarks, made in response to reports of potential EU talks with Russia, placed the onus on the European Union to make the first step. He argued that the EU was responsible for cutting ties with Russia after the conflict in Ukraine began in 2022, and therefore, it is up to Brussels and individual European capitals to mend them. Russia, he asserted, did not initiate the complete breakdown of relations.

โ€žRusija bus pasirengusi eiti ฤฏ priekฤฏ dฤ—l dialogo tiek, kiek tam bus pasirengฤ™ europieฤiaiโ€œ,

โ€” Dmitrijus PeskovasPeskov indicated Russia's willingness to proceed with dialogue is contingent on the EU's readiness.

This stance highlights Russia's position that while open to diplomacy, it expects European nations to demonstrate a genuine commitment to de-escalation and dialogue. The Kremlin views the current situation as a result of Western actions, including substantial aid and intelligence support to Ukraine, which Moscow claims fuels the conflict. Russia maintains that it is defending its interests and security, countering what it perceives as Western encroachment and a desire to see Russia defeated.

Taฤiau pirmฤ…jฤฏ ลพingsnฤฏ esฤ… turi ลพengti ES, nes tai ji 2022 m. prasidฤ—jus karui nutraukฤ— ryลกius.

โ€” Dmitrijus PeskovasPeskov asserted that the EU must take the first step, as they severed ties after the war began.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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