--- title: "Zelenskyy: Ukraine offered peace to both partners and 'Putin's friends' β€” but Moscow must take the step" description: "πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ Zelenskyy: Ukraine offered peace β€” to both partners and 'Putin's friends'. But Moscow must take the step. 🀝πŸ”₯ Meanwhile, in the Kremlin β€” contradictory signals: from 'no prerequisites' to 'ready based on Istanbul'. What will happen next?" date: 2026-06-26T17:10:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/zelenskyy-ukraine-offered-peace-to-partners-and-putins-friends-but-moscow-must-take-the-step tags: [] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Zelenskyy: Ukraine offered peace to both partners and 'Putin's friends' β€” but Moscow must take the step ![Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a black suit against a light wall, in context of peace offer and call for Moscow to take the first step](https://xab.info/media/2026/06/26/zelenyiy-ukraina-predlozhila-mir-partneram-i-druzyam-putina-shag-dolzhen-sdelat-moskva/zelenyiy-ukraina-predlozhila-mir-partneram-i-druzyam-putina-shag-dolzhen-sdelat-moskva-1.webp) Ukraine has made official proposals for a meeting and the end of the full-scale war β€” to both key international partners and the circle surrounding the Russian leader. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose words are reported by RBC-Ukraine. ### "Russia must take this step toward peace" According to the head of state, Kyiv has clearly conveyed its position: a meeting is possible, and the end of the war is also possible. However, the initiative must come from Moscow. "Putin's friends have heard from us that a meeting is possible and the end of this war is possible. Russia must take this step toward peace," Zelenskyy emphasized. He also noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces demonstrate the effectiveness of their actions daily: "Ukrainian military personnel prove the power of Ukrainian precision every day." At the same time, according to him, both "long-range sanctions" and "medium-range sanctions" are already being implemented β€” fair responses to the aggression started by Russia, which, in Zelenskyy's opinion, must also be ended by Russia. ### "Russia must take this war with it out of Ukraine" The President emphasized: "We do not need war." He called on Moscow to take responsibility for the conflict and remove it from Ukrainian territory. This, according to him, is the only path to real peace. ### Context: negotiations, threats, and contradictions in Moscow Recall that on June 24, Zelenskyy stated: if Ukraine receives from partners at the G7 summit what was agreed upon, it will create conditions that will force Russia to choose peace. At the same time, contradictory signals are being heard in Moscow. The head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, reported that the country is allegedly ready to resume negotiations with Ukraine β€” from the point where they stopped. However, the Director of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov, calling Zelenskyy a "terrorist," simultaneously admitted: "For now, there is no one in Ukraine other than Zelenskyy with whom one could talk". Russian leader Vladimir Putin first stated that there are no prerequisites for negotiations, but just a few hours later changed his tone β€” stating that Moscow is ready to conduct dialogue based on agreements reached in Istanbul. ### What's next? Ukraine remains ready for dialogue, but insists that peace must be fair and based on the recognition of sovereignty. For now, the decision to start real negotiations remains with Moscow β€” and whether the war will end in the near future depends on this step.