I et intervju på statlig tv sier Putin at Russland er villig til å forhandle om en minnelig løsning, men at det er opp til motparten. – Det er ikke vi som nekter å forhandle, det er de andre, sier Putin.

En rådgiver for Zelenskyj sier at Putin ikke ønsker å forhandle og forsøker å unngå å ta ansvaret for sine handlinger.

In an interview on Russian state television aired on Sunday, Putin said: “We are ready to negotiate with everyone involved about acceptable solutions, but that is up to them – we are not the ones refusing to negotiate, they are”.

“I believe that we are acting in the right direction, we are defending our national interests, the interests of our citizens, our people.

“We have no other choice but to protect our citizens.”

He added: “Actually, the fundamental thing here is the policy of our geopolitical opponents which is aimed at pulling apart Russia, historical Russia.”

Rådgiveren mener det er Russland som ikke vil ha forhandlinger.

An adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s President, said Putin needed to return to reality and acknowledge it was Russia that did not want talks.

“Russia single-handedly attacked Ukraine and is killing citizens,” Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted. “Russia doesn’t want negotiations, but tries to avoid responsibility.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/12/25/vladimir-putin-says-russia-ready-negotiate-ukraine/