Putin is ready for negotiations with Zelensky: the Kremlin pointed to the legal aspects

To spread: According to the spokesman of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov, the arrangements should be discussed in the light of "the possibility of appealing the legitimacy of Zelensky. " President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin is ready to negotiate with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. However, the legal aspects related to the "legitimacy" of the latter in the post of head should be taken into account.

This was stated by Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday, February 18, Interfax reports. "Putin has repeatedly said that he will be ready to negotiate and Zelensky. At the same time, the legal fixation of the arrangements is subject to serious discussion in view of reality, which indicates the possibility of challenging the legitimacy of Zelensky himself," Peskov said.

He also stated that "Ukraine's possible access to the European Union is the sovereign right of Kiev, because it is not about the military alliance. " Separately, Peskov commented on the possible terms of Putin's meeting with US President Donald Trump. According to him, there may be "some cities" as a result of today's negotiations in Saudi Arabia. In the President's office, the latest statements of the Kremlin spokesman have not yet been commented.

We will remind, on January 28 the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin called Vladimir Zelensky "illegitimate" President of Ukraine and noted that he cannot cancel his own ban on conducting negotiations with the Russian Federation.