Russia is ready for dialogue with the European Union, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Tuesday. “Ready,” Ushakov told reporters when asked whether Moscow was prepared to engage in talks with the EU, according to the state-owned RIA Novosti news agency.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The brief comment marks one of the clearest recent signals from the Kremlin that it may be open to direct contacts with Brussels after months of public skepticism toward the bloc’s role in efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Moscow previously criticized the EU’s approach to negotiations The statement follows recent remarks by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who accused European leaders of attempting to negotiate with Russia from a position of strength. “The Europeans have a very big misconception – they assume that negotiations with Russia should be conducted from a position of strength,” Peskov said during a briefing last week. Despite criticizing the EU’s approach, Peskov insisted that Moscow remains open to contacts and argued that Russia was not responsible for the collapse of communication channels with Europe. The Kremlin has repeatedly demanded that any future dialogue take place without ultimatums or what it describes as a “moralizing” tone from European leaders. Russia rejected previous peace proposals Moscow’s latest signal comes after the Kremlin dismissed several recent diplomatic initiatives, including President Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposal for a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and an invitation to hold talks on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France.