"Russia is ready for negotiations on Ukraine," said Russian President Vladimir Putin, APA reports citing UNN.
At the same time, according to Putin, the decision of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to ban dialogue with the Russian Federation "makes possible negotiations illegitimate".
"It is hardly possible to seriously negotiate between the Russian Federation and Ukraine under the conditions of Zelenskyy's "prohibitive decree", - Putin added.
However, the Russian president believes that "Kyiv's sponsors will force Zelenskyy to cancel the decision to ban negotiations with the Russian Federation".
