Kremlin reacts to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech in Davos, where he doubts Putin's existence

This is reported by the Russian RBC.

"It is clear that both Russia and Putin are a big problem for Ukraine and Zelenskyy. And it is clear that, purely psychologically, Mr. Zelenskyy would prefer that neither Russia nor Putin exists. But the sooner the Ukrainian regime realizes that Russia and Putin are there and will be there, that sooner or later it will have to give up everything anti-Russian, the better for a country like Ukraine," Peskov told reporters.

The Kremlin hopes that Kyiv will be willing to take Russia's demands into account. Russia is demanding that Ukraine give it four Ukrainian regions: Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk.

• Speaking at a forum in Davos, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would not hold talks with Russia because he does not understand with whom and what to negotiate and doubts that Putin is alive.