Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register KYIV, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday described as “disgusting” the behavior of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who said Russia wanted a “negotiated solution” to the war. Schroeder, who is a friend of President Vladimir Putin, said he met the Kremlin leader last week, adding that there was even a chance a ceasefire could be slowly reached. read more “It is simply disgusting when former leaders of major states with European values work for Russia, which is at war against those values,” Zelensky said in a midnight video speech. Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak earlier dismissed Schroeder as “the voice of the Russian royal court” and said any peace settlement with Moscow would depend on a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Max Hunder and David Ljunggren. edited by David Evans and Chris Rees Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
