The text of a treaty between Russia and Ukraine must be approved before even mentioning a possibility of a meeting between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, said Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky, who heads the Russian delegation to the talks.
"I’m absolutely not ready to comment on that. I can only say that before we even mention a meeting of the leaders, delegations of negotiators must prepare and agree on the text of a treaty. After that, the text of the treaty should be initialed by foreign ministers, and approved by governments. After that, a possibility of a summit can be discussed," he said on Friday.
Ukrainian Presidential Office Adviser Mikhail Podolyak stated earlier that a meeting between Putin and Zelensky might be organized after the work on the settlement document was completed. According to him, such meeting was possible in the next couple of weeks.
