Putin says he is ready to negotiate ‘with everyone involved’ over Ukraine - The Hill

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he’s acceptable to negociate “with everyone involved” successful the warfare with Ukraine. 

Putin told a Russian quality newsman successful an interview that aired connected Russian media connected Sunday that the Kremlin is acceptable to negociate but their force are the ones refusing to talk.

The comments from the Russian person travel aggravated Russian shelling connected the Ukrainian metropolis of Kherson connected Christmas Eve that killed astatine slightest 10 radical and injured much than 50 others. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced Russia arsenic “absolute evil” connected Saturday pursuing the deadly strikes, which helium said were for “the involvement of intimidation and pleasure.” 

Zelensky and President Biden discussed what a “just peace” would look similar erstwhile Zelensky visited the United States connected Wednesday for his archetypal planetary travel since the warfare started successful February.

Zelensky has laid retired a bid of 10 conditions that indispensable beryllium met for bid to beryllium achieved, including full Russian withdrawal from Ukrainian territory. This would besides see a Russian withdrawal from the Crimean Peninsula nether the Ukrainian demands. 

Russia seized Crimea successful 2014 pursuing a Russian-backed referendum that was condemned by astir of the planetary assemblage arsenic illegal. 

Putin has antecedently called connected Ukraine and the planetary assemblage to admit Crimea arsenic portion of Russia, which they person been unwilling to do. 

Putin said successful the interrogation that Russia is defending its nationalist interests and its citizens successful the 10-month conflict, The Associated Press reported. But helium said Russia is prepared to negociate “some acceptable outcomes” with each participants successful the conflict. 

Putin called the struggle a warfare for the archetypal clip successful a televised quality league connected Thursday, saying it is Russia’s extremity to extremity it. He antecedently lone referred to it arsenic a “special subject operation.”