{"id":1380446,"date":"2026-06-01T20:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1380446"},"modified":"2026-06-01T20:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:07:47","slug":"russia-is-ready-to-take-certain-steps-toward-ending-the-war-in-the-near-future-more-than-ever-before-budanov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-ready-to-take-certain-steps-toward-ending-the-war-in-the-near-future-more-than-ever-before-budanov\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia is ready to take certain steps toward ending the war in the near future more than ever before, \u2014 Budanov"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Kyrylo Budanov, who is part of Ukraine\u2019s delegation in the peace negotiation process, said that contacts involving the United States are continuing despite the absence of public meetings, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p>Speaking at the Security Architecture Forum in Kyiv, Budanov rejected claims that negotiations had stopped, stressing that only high-level political contacts are currently on pause.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThere is a certain pause in negotiations at the highest level, but at the technical level these talks have never stopped. The prisoner exchanges and other developments you have seen only confirm this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>\u201cI do not agree with the assessment that these negotiations have been suspended,\u201d Budanov added.<\/p>\n   <p>At the same time, he acknowledged that Russia has little interest in reaching peace, but argued that Moscow may nevertheless be compelled to make concessions.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cDoes Russia want peace? I do not think it wants it very much. But will it be ready for certain steps in the near future? I believe those prospects are now higher than ever,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n   <p>Budanov also confirmed that preparations are underway for a possible visit by US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to both Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p>Commenting on the possible involvement of European countries in future peace talks, Budanov said Europe must solve two key issues.<\/p>\n   <p>First, European partners need to designate a single representative.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe need to decide who will represent Europe. It cannot be 100 people \u2014 that is not how this works. It has to be one specific person,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>However, Budanov stressed that the more important issue is not who represents Europe, but what position Europe intends to pursue.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe most important thing is what the position will be, what will be discussed, and what goals will be pursued. At the moment, that position has not been developed; it does not exist,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>According to Budanov, once European partners formulate a common position, it must be aligned with Ukraine\u2019s stance to ensure coordinated work during negotiations.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt cannot be a swan, a crayfish, and a pike pulling in different directions. That does not work,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/zelenskyy-says-witkoff-kushner-may-visit-kyiv-soon-backs-joint-u-s-european-mediation-with-russia-ukraine-negotiations\/\">Zelenskyy Says Witkoff, Kushner May Visit Kyiv Soon, Backs Joint U.S.-European Mediation With Russia-Ukraine Negotiations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyrylo Budanov, who is part of Ukraine\u2019s delegation in the peace negotiation &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1345318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,51,36415,53,36422,54,55,50],"tags":[76,78,72923,72924,72926,72927],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1380446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-russia-en","category-11473-news-en-3","category-usa-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-frontline-update","tag-russian-airstrikes-on-ukraine","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid","tag-peace-talks"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Russia is ready to take certain steps toward ending the war in the near future more than ever before, \u2014 Budanov - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-ready-to-take-certain-steps-toward-ending-the-war-in-the-near-future-more-than-ever-before-budanov\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Russia is ready to take certain steps toward ending the war in the near future more than ever before, \u2014 Budanov - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kyrylo Budanov, who is part of Ukraine\u2019s delegation in the peace negotiation ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-ready-to-take-certain-steps-toward-ending-the-war-in-the-near-future-more-than-ever-before-budanov\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-01T17:07:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-01T17:07:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/593-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-ready-to-take-certain-steps-toward-ending-the-war-in-the-near-future-more-than-ever-before-budanov\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-ready-to-take-certain-steps-toward-ending-the-war-in-the-near-future-more-than-ever-before-budanov\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Russia is ready to take certain steps toward ending the war in the near future more than ever before, \u2014 Budanov\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-01T17:07:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-01T17:07:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-ready-to-take-certain-steps-toward-ending-the-war-in-the-near-future-more-than-ever-before-budanov\/\"},\"wordCount\":387,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/russia-is-ready-to-take-certain-steps-toward-ending-the-war-in-the-near-future-more-than-ever-before-budanov\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/593.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Frontline update\",\"Russian airstrikes on Ukraine\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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