Kremlin Says President Putin And Zelensky Could Meet To Finalize Documents, China Asks West To Stop Fomenting Conflict In Ukraine

Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin. (Wikimedia Commons/Presidential Press and Information Office/Mikhail Klimentyev via TASS)

JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to be able to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to finalize documents, while China asks the West to stop sparking conflict.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Putin and President Zelensky could meet to finalize certain documents, but that both sides had delayed the work for a long time.

"No one can exclude such a meeting a priori, but arrangements for it must be made. Putin and Zelensky can meet only to finalize certain documents, but the work has long been suspended and has never resumed," Peskov said, quoted by TASS  on June 2.

Responding to a question about whether Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's visit to Turkey on June 8, would be linked to a potential meeting in Istanbul between Moscow, Kyv, and the United Nations, Peskov said it would be a "single context" event.

"Therefore, there is indeed an indirect connection between the events. However, there is still no clear vision of the meeting," said Peskov.

There is also no indication of President Putin's potential visit to Turkey, Peskov added.

"There is an invitation, and the time will be agreed through diplomatic channels," he said without giving an exact date.

Separately, China opposes the policies of the United States and a number of Western countries regarding the incitement of conflict in Ukraine, deeming it necessary to stop increasing pressure on Russia through unilateral sanctions.

"Regarding the situation in Ukraine, China insists that the US and other Western countries stop starting the fire, stop increasing unilateral sanctions (against Russia)," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.

The Chinese diplomat further pointed out that Beijing is "trying to use various channels" to maintain contact with all interested parties.

"We call for a ceasefire and an end to hostilities," the diplomat underlined.