Kremlin: President Putin And President Zelensky's Meeting Will Happen After Written Agreement Between The Two Countries

Juru bicara Kremlin Dmitry Peskov. (Wikimedia Commons/Kremlin.ru/Press Service of the President of Russia)

JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin can meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, only when a special written agreement is made between the two countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"No, (President) Putin has never rejected (a possible meeting with Zelensky). (President) Putin has never ruled out such a meeting and this meeting, yes, is hypothetically possible," the Kremlin official told Russia-1 TV channel on Sunday. Sunday, cited from TASS, April 4.

"But for that (meeting) to happen, there needs to be certain documents produced by the two delegations. Not a set of ideas but a certain written document. Then the time will come for such a meeting," he stressed.

Responding to a question about whether Russia can ensure that Ukraine will implement the new bilateral agreement, President Putin's press secretary said: "We have this experience, we remember it, remember it well and act accordingly," he stressed.

To note, Turkey is trying to be active in reconciling Ukraine and Russia. Apart from hosting last week's meeting in Istanbul, President Erdogan also wants to bring together Presidents Putin and President Zelensky. This departs from a positive assessment of the meeting of the two countries in Istanbul.

"President (Erdogan) stated that the meeting held between the negotiating delegations of Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, has added significant momentum to the process carried out, for the cessation of war and the establishment of peace in light of the outcome," Erdogan's press office wrote on Twitter.

"Noting it was important for the negotiations held in Istanbul to produce various signs of de-escalation of tensions. The President (Erdogan) repeated his proposal to bring together President Zelensky of Ukraine and President Putin of Russia, with Turkey hosting the meeting," the presidential press office tweeted.