The Kremlin on Saturday said a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin was "possible," provided the two sides first reach an "agreement," after Moscow and Kyiv held their first direct talks in more than three years.
"We consider it possible, but only as a result of the work and upon achieving certain results in the form of an agreement between the two sides," the Kremlin's spokesman told journalists during a briefing.
The Kremlin stated that Ukraine and Russia must first complete an agreed prisoner-of-war exchange and come up with ceasefire conditions before planning any new talks.
"For now, we need to do what the delegations agreed on yesterday" in Turkey—the first direct talks in over three years—the Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists following a question on whether there were plans for a second round of talks. "This, of course, means first and foremost to complete a 1,000 for 1,000 (POW) swap."
With AFP
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