Z disagrees with you Max. It is negotiations that will end this war. Maybe, you should consult Z next time about stopping this war, considering that your repeated and unanswered phone calls to Kremlin seem to be fruitless.
For the first time since talks broke down in the spring of 2022, Zelensky is opening the door to direct negotiations with Moscow, without making the departure of Russian occupying forces from Ukrainian territory a precondition. Answering a Ukrainian journalist's question on the relevance of a new peace summit, he said, "I think Russian representatives should be present."
Note - without making the departure of Russian occupying forces from Ukrainian territory a precondition.
