Kremlin calls Zelensky's comment on direct talks with Putin 'empty words'

"So far this cannot be seen as anything but empty words," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, after Zelensky said in an interview that he would agree to sit at a negotiating table with Putin.

AFP

February 05, 2025 / 15:50 IST

Kremlin calls Zelensky comment on direct talks with Putin 'empty words'

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's comment that he was ready for direct talks with his Russian counterpart Vladmir Putin to end fighting as "empty words".

"So far this cannot be seen as anything but empty words," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, after Zelensky said in an interview that he would agree to sit at a negotiating table with Putin.

AFP

first published: Feb 5, 2025 03:49 pm

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