
Holding a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky before expert work is inappropriate and will be a waste of time, said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
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Statements by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation on possible conditions and format of negotiations at the highest level.
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Dmitry Peskov said that holding a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky before work at the expert level is inappropriate.
Dmitry Peskov noted that Vladimir Zelensky can come to Moscow, and the necessary security guarantees will be provided to him.
MOSCOW, September 23 - RIA Novosti. Holding a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky before carrying out work at the expert level is inappropriate, it would be a waste of time, said the Russian leader’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
“As for Putin’s meeting with Zelensky, our position here is well known. Putin said that Zelensky, if he wants, can come to Moscow,” Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.
The Russian leader's press secretary noted that in this case, the necessary security guarantees will be provided to the head of the Kyiv regime, pointing out that Zelensky "knows very well what decisions need to be made."

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