Kuleba says he is ready to negotiate with Russia only if it helps save human life

He said this in an interview with NBC News, Ukrinform reports.

“It's extremely difficult to even think about sitting down with people who commit or find excuses for all these atrocities and war crimes, who have inflicted such a horrendous damage on Ukraine,” he said.

At the same time, Kuleba noted that if he had a chance to save human life or a city, a village from destruction, he would take that chance.

“But I understand one thing — if sitting down with the Russians will help me to prevent at least one massacre, like in Bucha, or at least another attack, like in Kramatorsk, I have to take that opportunity,” the minister said.

As Ukrinform reported, the cities of Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel, and the entire Kyiv region were liberated from Russian invaders. Mass killings of civilians by Russians have been recorded in liberated towns and villages. In particular, a mass grave was found in Bucha, liberated from the invaders, where almost 300 people are buried. Dozens of bodies lie on the streets, some of them with their hands tied.

At least 52 people were killed and 109 injured after Russian forces launched a missile strike on the train station in Kramatorsk on April 8. At the time of the shelling, there were thousands of people waiting to be evacuated to the safer regions of Ukraine.