When asked about the possibility of such a telephone conversation, Budanov joked that telephone lines between the warring states had been severed and “such conversations are not conducted over a mobile phone.”
— Seriously speaking, If the Russian Federation is really ready for a serious conversation, Ukraine would be ready too — Budanov told reporters.
“There is nothing eternal in this world.” A Ukrainian politician about the situation between Ukraine and Russia
The head of the Ukrainian president's office emphasized that Kiev has repeatedly declared and confirmed with actions its readiness to end the war and achieve peace.
Budanov also assessed that the situation on the front remains “stable”, as does the Russian regime. — But there is nothing eternal in this world – added the former head of Ukrainian military intelligence.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, the war in Ukraine has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and become the bloodiest war in Europe since World War II.
