The Kremlin said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in the future, but only if certain agreements were concluded.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov did not specify which agreements would be required RussiaThe point of view. Putin and Zelensky have not met since December 2019.
Zelensky had challenged the Kremlin chief to meet him in Türkiye this week, but Putin rather sent a team of assistance and officials to meet Ukrainian negotiators on Friday for the first direct talks Since March 2022.
Ukraine said that he had raised the issue of a Putin-Zelensky meeting during these talks.
Peskov said Russia Considered as possible a meeting between the two leaders, but only after work between the two parties “obtained certain results in the form of agreements”.
He added: “At the same time, when signing documents on which the delegations must agree, the main and fundamental thing for us remains which will sign these documents on the Ukrainian side.”
Peskov did not develop this remark. Putin previously challenged the legitimacy of Zelensky as president because her mandate was supposed to have expired last year.
Ukraine, under martial law as she defends herself Russiadid not set a date for a new election.
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