Putin has always been open to negotiations says Peskov
(21 Oct 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++PLEASE NOTE: AP IS OPERATING IN RUSSIA ACCORDING TO RUSSIAN RESTRICTIONS ON ALL REPORTING RELATED TO THE ONGOING MILITARY OPERATION IN UKRAINE++ ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Moscow, Russia - 23 December 2021 ++STARTS ON AUDIO++ 1. STILL of Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov ++OVERLAID ON AUDIO IN SHOT 2++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Moscow - 21 October 2022 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, Russian Presidential spokesman: "Putin has been open for negotiations from the very beginning and nothing has changed. The President has talked about it himself on numerous occasions. If you remember, President Putin tried to initiate talks with both NATO and the United States, and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) even before the special military operation. Putin was open to negotiations when a document was almost agreed on between Russian and Ukrainian (negotiators). So in that respect, nothing has changed. It's just the position of the Ukrainian side that has changed. The Ukrainian side has coded the topic of non-continuation of talks with Russia. Ukrainian law now prohibits any negotiations." ++BLACK FRAMES++ ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY ARCHIVE: Moscow, Russia - 23 December 2021 3. STILLS of Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov ++OVERLAID ON AUDIO IN SHOT 4++ ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Moscow - 21 October 2022 4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, Russian Presidential spokesman: "It's none of our business. This is an internal U.K. affair. We do not have a habit of interfering in other people's affairs, unlike other countries. Of course, one should not expect any kind of insight and some kind of political wisdom from anyone, from the collective West, including the U.K. Especially in the U.K., where, in fact, people do not choose the actual head of the executive branch, but he appears as a result of some kind of party interests. But again, this is the internal affairs of the U.K." ++BLACK FRAMES++ ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY ARCHIVE: Moscow, Russia - 23 December 2021 5. STILL of Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov ++OVERLAID ON AUDIO IN SHOT 6++ ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY Moscow – 21 October 2022 6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, Russian Presidential spokesman: "I cannot confirm that there were such gifts (reports of Putin sending bottles of vodka for the 86th birthday of former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi). Therefore, I cannot say anything on this topic." ++ ENDS ON AUDIO ++ STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin has been open for negotiations "from the very beginning," and "nothing has changed" in that respect, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday, commenting on remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan said earlier on Friday that Putin appeared to be "much softer and more open to negotiations" with Ukraine than in the past. "We are not without hope," he said of the possibility of negotiations to end the conflict. "If you remember, President Putin tried to initiate talks with both NATO and the United States even before the special military operation," Peskov said. "Putin was open to negotiations when a document was almost agreed on between Russian and Ukrainian (negotiators). So in that respect, nothing has changed. The position of the Ukrainian side has changed ...Ukrainian law now prohibits any negotiations," Peskov added. Peskov also refused to comment on the reports of Putin sending bottles of vodka to former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi for his 86th birthday last month. Clients are reminded: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
