Zelenskyy: Russia is ready for a dialogue
Created: 03/12/2022Updated: 03/12/2022 10:10 p.m
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sees the first changes in Russia's position.
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For the first time in more than two years, Moscow is ready for a dialogue with Ukraine.
In Kyiv, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy speaks about a perceived shift in Russia's position.
Kyiv - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj sees the first changes in Russia's position after the stubborn military resistance of the Ukrainians.
"Now they have started talking about something - and not just making ultimatums," he told journalists in Kyiv.
The 44-year-old says he's happy with it, as it's the first time in over two years that Moscow has been willing to engage in dialogue.
Putin: Movement in negotiations
Already on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke of movement in the negotiations.
The Russian negotiators informed about "certain positive changes" in the "practically daily" talks.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Interfax agency that the talks would now be held in online format.
Ukraine confirmed this.
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A spokesman for Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem initially did not comment when asked.
Both Selenskyj and Putin had recently repeatedly telephoned Bennett, who had personally met the Kremlin boss in Moscow a week ago.
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