Kremlin says Zelenskyy not ready for Ukrainian settlement

Vladimir Zelenskyy may not be ready for negotiations on Ukraine, the Russian leader’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, has said.

‘Zelenskyy cannot be ready to make a deal … In order to reach a settlement, negotiations have to be held. Negotiations Zelenskyy has banned himself,’ Peskov said.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that the conflict in Ukraine continues because Zelenskyy wanted to fight.

Also during the interview, Trump said that Zelenskyy should not have allowed the Ukrainian conflict to start.