Russia open to talks with Zelenskyy despite not recognizing his legitimacy — Peskov

The Russian propaganda outlet TASS reports.

“Zelenskyy is not the legitimate president of Ukraine, despite this, Russia is ready to negotiate with him,” he said.

At the same time, Peskov called Volodymyr Zelenskyy's statements about his readiness to negotiate with Russia “empty words.”

In addition, the Russian propagandist emphasized that “the dynamics of the hostilities indicate that the interest in negotiations should come from Kyiv first.”

• The Kremlin leader continues to promote the narrative that “President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is illegitimate.” The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called such statements absurd.