Peskov considered Minsk the best place for negotiations on Ukraine

The best negotiating platform for discussing a peaceful settlement of the conflict on Ukraine could become the capital of Belarus, but such an issue has not yet been discussed. This was announced on March 5 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"It was not raised or discussed in any way, but, of course, Minsk is the best place for us. This is our main ally, so this is the best place for us to negotiate," the Russian leader's spokesman said at a briefing.

Peskov also added that Moscow treats the president's words positively Of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky on his readiness for negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict. At the same time, he recalled that Zelensky's ban on negotiating with the Russian Federation remains in place.

Earlier in the day, President of Belarus Alexander href="https://iz.ru/1849012/2025-03-05/lukashenko-nameren-obsudit-s-putinym-sdelku-ssha-i-ukrainy-po-resursam " target="_blank">Lukashenko invited the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, president USA Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky to Minsk to hold talks there. He clarified that does not want to be an intermediary and "get into a showdown", but Minsk is ready to help if its help is needed.

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On March 5, Trump stated during his speech to Congress that the Ukrainian leader was ready as soon as possible Sit down at the negotiating table to achieve long-term peace. Also, according to the politician, Ukraine is ready to sign a mining deal with the United States at any time.

On the same day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said that Beijing noticed new trends in the political settlement of the crisis in Ukraine, and expressed hope that all parties would come to a consensus through dialogue.