Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called Russia's invitation for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Moscow a "gesture of goodwill", Lavrov in a comment to Russia's Vesti news agency, APA reports.
Asked to comment on Zelenskyy's proposal to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the US, Lavrov said: "Dmitry Peskov has already spoken about this, I believe. An invitation has been sent to this person. If he wants to meet, let him come."
"And this is a huge gesture of goodwill on our part, because he still hasn't cancelled his decree banning contact with Putin and his team. So we're not short of goodwill, but he, as I understand it, is short of good character."
Lavrov also claimed that Russia remains open to talks with Ukraine, but said it would not halt the fighting for the duration of such talks.
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