Russia forms delegation for negotiations with Ukraine

Russia has formed a delegation of representatives of the Defense and Foreign Ministries as well as of the presidential administration for negotiations with Ukraine.

Report informs citing RIA Novosti that presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters.

"As instructed by the president, Russia immediately formed a delegation of representatives of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presidential administration. All this information was brought to the attention of Ukrainians," Peskov told reporters.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit down at the negotiating table.