Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The Kremlin did not rule out a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Friday, but pointed out the importance of the negotiating delegations from the two countries preparing for this meeting so that the two presidents can produce tangible results from it.
“No one is ruling out a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, in theory it is possible,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday, commenting on statements by Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin, who said that the meeting might take place. In the near future, according to the official Russian news agency (TASS).
Peskov added, “First, the ministers and delegations must do their work to make sure that the two presidents will not meet just to meet and exchange talks, but to come up with results,” as he put it.
And the Russian official, who was affected by US sanctions, added: “Russia’s position is not secret. It has been formulated and put on the table in front of the Ukrainian negotiators. We are waiting for their clarifications.”
