President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to negotiate with the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin. Zelensky is ready to talk with Putin, but without his intermediaries and on the terms of dialogue, not ultimatums. The President of Ukraine stated this during an interview with the Italian TV channel Rai 1..

“I am personally ready to speak with Putin. But only with him. Without his intermediaries. And on the terms of dialogue, and not on the terms of ultimatums,” Zelensky said..

In addition, the President of Ukraine added that the issue of negotiations with Putin is becoming more complicated every day..

“For every day (RF - ed.. ) occupies small, I would say, towns where they live or lived, unfortunately, we state that people lived. Because many of them left their homes. And many were killed. When we de-occupy these places, we see traces of bullying, executions and destruction of infrastructure by the Russian military. And that is why the moments regarding the possibility of negotiations become more complicated,” the President explained..

Zelensky also noted that the Ukrainian society is not positive about the negotiations between the President of Ukraine and the head of the Kremlin..

In response to the question of what kind of world Ukraine wants, the president replied that there should be respect from the Russian Federation for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, traditions and people, as well as language and people, society and independence.

“All this was violated by the Russian Federation. It needs to be restored. What does it mean? Withdraw your troops. I'm not saying that you need to return all the loot - but this is not a value for us. The value is living people... Please go beyond the borders of our state,” Zelensky said.