Kremlin Says Putin Can Meet Zelenskiy Only to Agree Final Conflict Arrangements

April 22 (Reuters) – Russian ⁠President ⁠Vladimir Putin ⁠can only meet Ukrainian ​President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for ‌the purpose of ‌finalising agreements ⁠on ⁠the conflict, Russian news agencies quoted Kremlin ​spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Wednesday.

“The ​main thing is the goal ⁠of this ⁠meeting. Why ⁠should they ​meet? Putin has said he ​is ⁠ready for a meeting in Moscow at any moment,” TASS ⁠news agency quoted Peskov as telling Russian ⁠state television.

“The main thing is that there should be a reason to meet, and the main thing is that the meeting should ⁠be productive. And it can only be for the purpose of finalising agreements.”

(Reporting ​by Reuters; Editing by ​Chizu Nomiyama)

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