Putin offers Russia open direct talks with Kiev

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been open to bilateral talks with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since the first stages of the war.

Speaking to Russian State TV, Putin said that Putin always looked positive for Russia’s peace initiative. We hope that the representatives of the Kyiv regime will feel the same.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s descriptions of Ukraine expressed their desire to avoid civilian targets.

Zelensky did not meet Putin’s comments, but Ukraine said that the security of civilians is “ready for any conversation”.

Russia has not been direct talks since 2022, and Russia has not been to the full-scale occupation of Ukraine.

In the comments of the interfax news agency, Peskov said: “The president said that the civilian goals are not discussing the talks and discussions with the President, including the President of Ukraine.”

At the video address of the night, Zelensky said that Ukraine has agreed to suspend the attacks of civil infrastructure, he said he needed “clearly from Moscow”.

Meanwhile, in the war, Odessa continued on a night with the reports of Drone holidays in the port city.

Local authorities violated 3 people in the raid, violated fires and damaged living buildings.

Ukraine is scheduled to participate in negotiations with the United States and European countries this week, this week is a meeting where leaders will end the war last week.

Putin’s proposal for direct negotiations accused Putin’s 30-hour Easter peace by Putin on Saturday, who followed each other each other.

Zelensky said that Russian troops violated the ceasefire about 3,000 times since the start of Sunday, and Russia accused Ukraine’s launch of hundreds of drones and shells. The BBC did not confirm these allegations independently.

Donald Trump faced the growing pressure from both sides from the United States Then “switch” in peace talks If no progress is made.