Published: 23:00, March 21, 2022 | Updated: 23:00, March 21, 2022
Kremlin says premature for Putin-Zelensky meeting
By Xinhua

A Ukrainian child walks past tents that have been set up for the Ukrainian refugees, inside the train station in Bucharest, Romania on March 21, 2022. (ARMEND NIMANI / AFP)

MOSCOW - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that it is too early to talk about a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as there is no breakthrough yet in the peace talks.

"To be able to discuss a possible meeting between the two presidents, you must first do your homework. That is, you need to conduct and agree on the results of the negotiations," Peskov told a daily briefing.

Ukrainian and Russian delegations held three rounds of negotiations in person in Belarus starting from Feb 28 to seek a possible settlement of the current conflict

"So far, no significant progress has been made (in the negotiation process) ... The presidents simply have no agreements to approve yet," he said.

Ukrainian and Russian delegations held three rounds of negotiations in person in Belarus starting from Feb 28 to seek a possible settlement of the current conflict. The two sides started their fourth round of negotiations via video link on March 14.

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On Wednesday, Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said Zelensky may hold talks with Putin in the coming days.