Putin spoke not only to Russian journalists, but also representatives of Western media, including CNN, NBC and BBC television companies. The press conference began at about 01:35 hours due to the prolonged delay of the Kremlin leader. The speech began with the fact that Putin congratulated everyone on Victory Day and thanked the partners who came to Moscow to participate in the parade. At about 01:50 Putin declared readiness to restore direct negotiations with Ukraine.
Before Vladimir Putin's press conference, the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that journalists would not ask the question because it was "quite late". It is worth noting that before that Chinese media, including Xinhua, reported that Vladimir Putin was ready for negotiations with Ukraine "without prior conditions". We will remind, before that the Kremlin Prescribe Dmitry Peskov responded to the proposal of the 30-day ceasefire, saying that Russia has a "position".
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