""ready""
""we don't see Russia really wanting peace.""
""What we must not forget is that Russia is the aggressor and Ukraine is the victim here, so putting the pressure on Ukraine as the victim is not the right approach,""
""afraid of sanctions""
European Union officials and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin's willingness to end the more-than-three-year war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy said he is "ready" to hold peace talks in Budapest, though the venue is controversial because an International Criminal Court arrest warrant remains outstanding against Putin. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas welcomed peace efforts but said "we don't see Russia really wanting peace" and cautioned against pressuring Ukraine as the victim. Diplomats signaled visits to Washington by NATO and Hungarian officials. Zelenskyy said Putin prefers to postpone "real peace negotiations" and is "afraid of sanctions," urging stronger and secondary sanctions to squeeze the Russian economy.
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