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13:55 27 Apr 2022

President's Office says the time and context of the meeting between Zelenskyy and putin haven't been determined yet

As of April 27, the time and context of a possible meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and russia have not been determined

Mykhailo Podoliak, an adviser to the head of the President's Office, stated this in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda.

"Undoubtedly, Turkey, realizing the devastating consequences of the war unleashed by russia for the Black Sea region, is trying to speed up the resolution of the conflict.

However, the time of the meeting of the presidents of the two countries and the context of the meeting have not been determined yet," Podoliak said.

The adviser to the head of the President's Office added that the OP was witnessing a certain intensification of hostilities in the east of the country and attempts to completely destroy Mariupol.

Nevertheless, consultations continue at the level of working subgroups, which prepare the positions of the parties in legal terms.

Podoliak promised to inform immediately if "specifics have just appeared."

As reported by Rubryka, on April 27, the Turkish Defense Minister said that Zelenskyy and putin could meet in the coming days.

"President Erdogan has met with Mr putin and Mr Zelenskyy on several occasions.

At these meetings, the president is trying to get a ceasefire as soon as possible and sit down at the negotiating table.

We hope that, despite some difficulties, the two leaders may be able to come together in the coming days," said the Turkish Defense Minister.

Note.

To recap, on April 2, the head of the negotiating group with the russians, Davyd Arakhamia, expressed the opinion that personal talks between the leaders of Ukraine and russia are possible in the near future.

On April 4, Zelenskyy said that the longer russia delays the meeting between the presidents of Ukraine and russia, the worse it will be.

On March 31, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he intends to hold a meeting between the Presidents of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Presidents of russia vladimir putin in the near future.

On March 10, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said putin was not opposed to direct talks with Zelensky.

This was confirmed by the kremlin on March 11. 

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