According to a Kremlin spokesman, Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Currently, only Moscow is being discussed as a location for a potential meeting between the Russian President and the Ukrainian President - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced on January 29.
Russia has discussed the potential summit meeting between President Putin and President Zelensky many times, including in phone calls between President Putin and US President Donald Trump, according to the Kremlin.
We are still talking about Moscow" - Mr. Peskov said at a press conference. "Spectual discussions are inappropriate here.
A day earlier, President Putin's top aide, Yury Ushakov, reaffirmed that a meeting could be arranged in the Russian capital.
Our President has also told reporters many times, if Mr. Zelensky is really ready for a meeting, then we would be very happy to invite him to Moscow" - Mr. Ushakov told Russian national television 1. "We will ensure his safety and the necessary working conditions".
However, the presidential aide emphasized that such a summit needs to be carefully prepared and aimed at the goal of signing specific agreements.
These comments were made a few days after the first direct trilateral talks between Russia, the US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.
Negotiations have "made much progress", with "many good things happening between the parties" - White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said at a cabinet meeting on January 29.
The next round of trilateral talks is scheduled to take place on Sunday (February 1), but according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Mr. Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will not attend.
Ukrainian leaders signed a decree banning negotiations with President Putin in 2022, after 4 former regions of Ukraine overwhelmingly voted to annex Russia in a series of referendums.
Moscow has repeatedly pointed out that although expressing willingness to meet with the Russian President, Mr. Zelensky has not yet lifted the above-mentioned ban.
