Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused Ukraine of stalling peace talks and said Moscow is ready to search for ‘solutions’ to end the ongoing war.
“It was noted that the Kyiv regime is trying in every possible way to stall negotiations, putting forward more and more unrealistic proposals,” news agency AFP reported while quoting Kremlin saying after the phone call
“Nevertheless, the Russian side is ready to continue to search for solutions in line with its well-known principled approaches.”
Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the phone talks between Putin and Scholz “tough” but added that such contacts were still needed, the report said.
The report quoting Peskov said it was still early to talk about an agreement that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators could sign.
“I can only state that the Russian delegation is showing a willingness to work much faster than it is doing now,” he was quoted as saying.
“Unfortunately, the Ukrainian delegation is not ready to accelerate the pace of talks.”
The report said Putin in talks with Scholz also stressed that Russian troops were “doing their best” to save civilians including through safe corridors.
Quoting a statement from Kremlin, the report said some 43,000 people had been evacuated from the southeastern city of Mariupol on Thursday.
Putin will also speak by phone with French President Emmanuel Macron Friday evening, Peskov said as per the report.
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