Statements by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about a possible invitation to the Russian delegation to the second peace summit are a signal of readiness for negotiations, told CNN Deputy Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House Orysia Lutsevich.
“This is both a signal to Russia and a signal to the Global South that Ukraine is not some kind of obstructionist force. It is ready to sit down at the negotiating table. But it cannot be entirely on Russian terms, and it cannot lead to Ukraine’s capitulation,” she said.
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