Zelensky rejects US military aid as a loan and admits to negotiations without Putin.
Ukrainian President says he will not accept loans as military aid and signals willingness to negotiate with Russians who are not Putin.
(Reuters)- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Ukraine will not recognize previously approved US military aid as loans that need to be repaid, while he confirmed that Kyiv had received a new draft mineral deal from the United States.
Speaking at a press conference in Ukraine, Zelenskiy also said that Ukraine would be ready to enter into negotiations with any representative from the Russian side, excluding President Vladimir Putin.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk)
