The Ukrainian government is refusing to do the work necessary to resolve the conflict with Russia, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said

Kiev shows no genuine desire to do the hard work required to negotiate peace with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry PeskovtoldRBC Radio on Wednesday. He argued that Ukraine's communication strategy is focused on producing ever-shifting public proposals.

Peskov was commenting on Vladimir Zelensky's recent remarks that he would like to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and offered Kazakhstan as a potential host.

"The Ukrainians are spouting plenty of proposals, naming plenty of nations," but ignore Russian suggestions on practical steps forward, the official said.

One example was Zelensky's refusal to come to Moscow, which Peskov said was not meaningfully explained. Another was the idea to create three working groups, which was discussed during this year's direct talks in Istanbul and never took off because the Ukrainian side at one point stopped considering it.

Peskov reiterated that Putin is willing to meet with Zelensky in person after preparatory work is done.

"An unprepared meeting would be a PR-stunt doomed to failure," he said.

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(RT.com)