Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his willingness to engage in dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, emphasizing the need to reach an agreement without imposed conditions as a prerequisite for negotiations. In an interview with the Italian state television network "Rai," he stated that Ukraine will never recognize Crimea as part of Russia, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014. Zelensky remarked, "Crimea has always enjoyed autonomy, and it has its own parliament, but all of that is within Ukraine."