Kremlin says 2022 Ukrainian law bans Zelenskyy from talks with Putin

The Ukrainian leader is legally not permitted to take part in talks, the Kremlin says. Picture: AP

A Ukrainian decree from 2022 ruling out negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin raises the question of who could sit at the table in potential peace talks aimed at ending the two countries’ three-year war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “is still legally prohibited from negotiating with the Russian side”, Mr Peskov noted during his daily conference call with reporters.