"Russia as a whole is open to the negotiation process, but first we need to understand how ready Ukraine is," Dmitry Peskov, press secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said.
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00:00Russia's Kremlin has said it's open to negotiations with Ukraine to bring an end to its ongoing
00:06offensive but says it needs clarification on Kiev's willingness to participate in talks.
00:30It comes as Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kaleba met with his Chinese counterpart for
00:44talks in Guangzhou this week, after which he said he was convinced that a just peace
00:49in Ukraine is in China's strategic interests.
00:53Kaleba also restated Ukraine's position that it is ready to engage with Russia, provided
00:59the Kremlin is willing to negotiate in good faith.
01:03Meanwhile, Russia's Ministry of Defence has released footage it says shows its artillery
01:09hitting Ukrainian army positions in the zone of so-called special military operation.
01:16It comes as Ukraine's air force claims it shot down 25 out of 38 Russian Shahed drones
01:23in one of the biggest overnight drone strikes launched by Russia.