Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia does not intend to put conditions to the Europeans concerning their negotiating group.
According to him, it would be more useful to hold communication with the Europeans and establish to what extent their position can help advance a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.
On Thursday, Vladimir Putin held a conversation in the Kremlin with US presidential envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The American representatives then went to Dublin, where they met with Vladimir Zelensky and also held consultations with national security advisers of Ukraine, Germany, Italy, the EU, France, Ireland and Poland.
Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov previously said that European countries are seeking to join the discussion on Ukraine, but they should decide what they are aiming for - war or peace. Ushakov also noted that so far all their practical actions point precisely to an intention to continue the conflict.