Russia Sets Terms for Meeting Between Putin, Zelensky

The Speaker of the Russian Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, said that a meeting between Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Vlodomir Zelensky, is possible, but on the condition of preliminary drafting of agreements between the two countries.

"The meeting will be possible when the Ukrainian and Russian sides agree on the agenda and somehow the final document is drawn up, which should be approved.

The Russian official added the two presidents may meet now and talk but without a result

Matvienko said that Russia is ready for this "objective" form of meeting, but only on the condition that the final documents are available.

She stressed that "the meeting must give results. Such meetings are being prepared, and they are not just a meeting, for the sake of chatting."

For his part, Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Mikhail Podolyak expressed his belief in the possibility of holding a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian presidents within the coming weeks.