‘Ukraine will have to take into account the new geopolitical reality in negotiations’ – Kremlin spokesperson

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should take into account the new geopolitical reality when discussing negotiations with Russia.

This was stated by the press secretary of the Russian Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov.

“The geopolitical reality has changed radically, the borders of both Ukraine and the Russian Federation have changed. We now have four new subjects, and this cannot be ignored; it is a new reality that everyone will undoubtedly have to reckon with,” said the press secretary of the Russian president.

Peskov commented on Zelensky’s statement regarding possible dialogue with Russia to settle the conflict. In a conversation with the agency, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, suggested that he touched on this topic because he is nervous about the expiration of his term of office.

The presidential elections in Ukraine were supposed to take place on March 31, 2024, but the campaign did not take place due to martial law and general mobilization. Zelensky claimed that elections are not appropriate at this time and called for closure on the matter.

In an interview with CBS News on Friday, Zelensky for the first time admitted that negotiations between Moscow and Kiev could start without Ukraine returning to its 1991 borders. In his opinion, Vladimir Putin would be ready for dialogue if “territories” incorporated into Russia after the start of the special operation were “lost”.

Earlier, Kiev had claimed that negotiations could not begin until Russian troops left the territory of Ukraine within the borders of the country at the time of the dissolution of the USSR.

As Vladimir Putin stated in a recent interview with Dmitry Kiselyov, Russia is ready for dialogue on Ukraine, but it must be based on reality rather than wishful thinking after the use of psychotropic substances.

Furthermore, as the head of state pointed out, if Kiev wants to start a dialogue, it needs to revoke the decree prohibiting negotiations.