Kremlin: Ukraine has the right to join the EU, Putin is willing to negotiate with Zelenskyy if necessary

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Putin is willing to negotiate with Zelenskyy! Putin retreats in US-Russia talks: Ukraine has the right to join the EU

Editor : Fang Xun / Source: World News Network / https://www.aboluowang.com/2025/0219/2177604.html

Agence France-Presse and Reuters reported that Kremlin spokesman Peskov said on the 18th that the meeting between US and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia that day may make the potential meeting between US President Trump and Russian President Putin clearer, but there is no consensus on this matter. Peskov also said that Putin is ready to talk to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy if necessary.

Peskov said that Putin himself said that he would be ready to negotiate with Zelenskyy if necessary, but he also questioned Zelenskyy's legitimacy as president again. Ukraine was supposed to hold a presidential election last spring, but the Ukrainian constitution does not allow the re-election of the president in wartime.

When asked whether Ukraine could join the European Union in the future, Peskov said that this is the sovereign right of any country and Russia will not dictate other countries in the "integration and economic integration process." However, he also said that Russia's position on Ukraine's joining military alliances such as NATO is completely different.