Italian Deputy Premier and Foreign
Minister Antonio Tajani said Monday that it is up to Russian
President Vladimir Putin to decide whether there will be peace
in Ukraine after Volodymyr Zelensky said he was ready to meet
him in Istanbul on Thursday for peace talks.
"I hope Moscow acknowledges Zelensky's willingness (to open
direct negotiations) and the commitment of all of us to achieve
peace," Tajani said on the sidelines of a meeting of the Weimer+
alliance and Kyiv in London.
"But today all of the responsibility is in Putin's hands.
"Peace depends solely on the will of the Russian Federation".
Tajani said the signals were "not reassuring" after attacks
overnight, adding that a ceasefire remains a crucial condition
for "serious negotiations".
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