Slovak PM conveys Russian president's position after Moscow meeting
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Vladimir Putin has conveyed a condition for resuming negotiations through Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. According to Fico, who returned from Moscow after celebrating Victory Day, the Russian president expects Vladimir Zelensky to initiate direct telephone contact.
This condition could become an important stage in the peace negotiation process between the countries.
Putin has set a condition for resuming negotiations with Ukraine — Zelensky must call him personally first. Slovak Prime Minister Fico conveyed this demand after a meeting in Moscow, where the Russian leader responded to Zelensky's statement about readiness to meet in any format.
The diplomatic shift signals a possible change in the trajectory of negotiations — if Kyiv agrees to this first step, the negotiation process could accelerate, which would impact sanctions, energy prices, and Western countries' plans to support Ukraine. The activation of European mediators (Slovakia) could lead to unexpected peace scenarios in the coming weeks.
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