Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin is "willing to negotiate," adding the Ukraine crisis was only one part of Russia's larger security concerns. The statement came from Dmitry Peskov, Spokesman for the Russian President, in an interview with CNN.
“First of all, President Putin has always been demanding negotiations and diplomacy," Peskov told CNN's Frederik Pleitgen late Monday. "And actually, he initiated the issue of guarantees of security for the Russian Federation. And Ukraine is just a part of the problem, it’s a part of the bigger problem of security guarantees for Russia and of course President Putin is willing to negotiate," he said.
Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Putin he saw a "chance" for diplomatic dialogue with the West over Russia's security concerns, saying he recommended such efforts continue.
