Negotiations between russia and Ukraine will take place when russia "is ready to accept the world as it is".
This was stated by the Adviser to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine [OPU] Mykhailo Podolyak during the telethon, RBC-Ukraine reports.
According to him, russia has not yet got rid of the illusions that allow it to continue hostilities in Ukraine. The aggressor countries also have sufficient resources and reserves.
"We still have to prove to them their right to accept peace on the terms of Ukraine. And when there will be negotiations - it is not a question of today or tomorrow, it is a question of when russia will be ready to accept the world as it is," Podolyak said.
He noted that Ukraine needs to prepare a legal and emotional component for the presidential negotiations.
"Moreover, we should expect that russia will return to a real assessment of what is happening in Ukraine. After that, a meeting of leaders will take place and we will have results," Mykhailo Podolyak added.
The Adviser to the Head of OPU Oleksiy Arestovych declared that the Ukrainian side suggested russians to meet near the walls of "Azovstal" and to hold negotiations there.
Earlier, Mykhailo Podolyak said that negotiations on security guarantees for Ukraine would be completed within a week.