A meeting between Putin, Zelensky is possible only with a prepared written agreement: Kremlin
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin can meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky only when a specific written agreement is worked out between the two countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
“No, Putin has never rejected a possible meeting with Zelensky. Putin has never ruled out such a meeting and this meeting, yes, hypothetically it is possible,” the Kremlin official told the media on Sunday.
“Yet in order for it (the meeting) to happen, it is necessary for a certain document to be generated by the two delegations. Not a set of ideas but a specific written document. Then the time will come for such a meeting,” he stressed.
Responding to a question as to whether Russia can be certain that Ukraine will implement the new bilateral agreement, Putin’s press secretary said: “We have this experience of Ukraine not fulfilling its obligations, we remember it, remember very well and act accordingly,” he assured.
Lately, Turkey was talking about plans to organize a meeting between Putin and Zelensky. On April 1, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that organizing such a meeting remained a priority for Turkey. Yet on the same day, Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that it was difficult to name a specific date for such a meeting since the situation is constantly changing.
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