Russia won't accept President Joe Biden's requirement that Russian forces withdraw completely from Ukraine before any negotiations.
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Russian President, said Moscow does not accept Biden's requirement that Russian forces withdraw completely from Ukraine before he speaks with his Russian counterpart.
"I'm prepared to speak with Mr. Putin if in fact there is an interest in him deciding he's looking for a way to end the war," Biden said late Thursday during a joint news conference with French President"There's one way for this war to end—the rational way. Putin to pull out of Ukraine, number one. But it appears he's not," Biden said.
Peskov added that"to achieve our goals, President Putin was, is and remains open to negotiations with everyone."
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