On September 24, local time, Russian President's press secretary Peskov said in an interview with the media that Russian President Vladimir Putin was still willing to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky, but without preparation, the meeting was destined to be meaningless.

On the issue of Russian-American leaders' communication, Peskov said that the phone conversation between Putin and US President Trump is not on schedule at the moment, but can be organized quickly if necessary. He also said that Trump could not see Putin's open attitude to mediate the conflict. The relationship between Russian and US presidents can support them to discuss very difficult issues and understand each other's main demands.

In response to Trump¡¯s remarks that Russia is waging war in Ukraine ¡°without purpose¡± and compares it to ¡°paper tigers,¡± Peskov replied: ¡°Russia is often compared to bears, but there are no paper bears in the world.¡±

Peskov said that the position of the frontline indicates that those who refuse to negotiate now will be worse tomorrow or the next day.