The Kremlin's inconsistent transmission. Ready to talk, but there are certain “necessities”

Statement issued by the Kremlin appeared on Monday, a fewer days after the president of the United States Donald Trump questioned Vladimir Putin's willingness to end a full-scale war in Ukraine.

War in Ukraine. Russia ready to talk? “Without Preliminary Conditions”, first step on the side of Kiev

– The Russian side repeatedly expressed its readiness, confirmed by the President, to opening negotiations with Ukraine without any preconditions – said the spokesperson for Kremlin Dmitry Dobkov in an interview with the media.

Moreover, he besides stated that the signal of readiness to resume direct negotiations with Russia, "must leave Ukraine".

– Kiev should take action in this regard. (...) But so far we have not seen any action – he said.

War in Ukraine. “Without preliminaries”, but Lavrow points to certain “necessities”

At the same time, Minister for abroad Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov, was asked whether there truly are preconditions that Moscow needs to sit down to talk to Kiev

– global designation of Russian ownership of Crimea, Sevastopol, Donetsk People's Republic, Lugansk People's Republic, Kherson territory and Zaporosk region is a necessity – Lavrow pointed out in an interview with the Brazilian paper “O Globo”.

On Saturday, Donald Trump posted an entry online in which he estimated that "Vladimir Putin deceives him (on the issue of ending the war – ed.) and it needs to be dealt with in a different way." The US president indicated that he was considering issues concerning the banking strategy and secondary sanctions on Moscow.

In the case of Crimea, the Republican assessed that Volodymyr Zelenski was ready to surrender the peninsula. In addition, Trump mentioned that there is "surprised and very disappointed" attacks that Russia has carried out after talks about the end of the war.

A akin position was expressed by the American leader in a Saturday entry where he stressed that "There was no reason for Putin to launch missiles towards civilian areas in the last fewer days.’