The right time is coming to begin negotiations on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. This was stated on July 29 by the President of Finland Alexander Stubb in an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde.

The publication draws attention to the fact that Stubb is one of the most resolute European supporters of Kyiv, but speaks about the possible start of negotiations.

At the same time, the President of Finland clarifies that the process of negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv is not an end in itself.

“We must distinguish between a possible process of discussion, which is not an end in itself, and peace. The start of negotiations does not mean that you will make concessions,” he emphasized.
The day before, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term expired on May 20, promised to develop a plan for the settlement of the conflict by the end of November this year. He also said that Kyiv will discuss issues of the territorial integrity of the state with the relevant countries.

Recently, Ukraine has increasingly talked about negotiations with the Russian Federation. Thus, on July 20, Zelensky said that Kyiv would be ready to talk to Moscow at the second conference on the Ukrainian conflict. According to him, it is necessary to negotiate if Ukraine wants the conflict to end.