The Kremlin named a condition for negotiations between Putin, Zelensky and Trump on Ukraine

We are talking about direct talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Zelensky and American leader Donald Trump on the Ukrainian settlement only after achieving results at the talks between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine. This was announced at a briefing by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

"Putin has repeatedly said that he is fundamentally in favor of contacts at the highest level, of course, they are in demand, but they must be prepared, and first a result must be achieved at direct talks between the delegations of the two countries. If such a result is achieved, and when it is achieved, then, of course, we can talk about contacts at the highest level," the Kremlin spokesman said, quoted by TASS.

As reported by EADaily, earlier today, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who is on a visit to He expressed the hope that on June 2 in Istanbul "the technical work of negotiators from Moscow and Kiev will be largely completed." "I sincerely believe that during the further stage [of negotiations] it would be very good to hold a meeting of the leaders, especially for the implementation of a long-term ceasefire. It was possible I would like to complete the Istanbul negotiation process and hold a meeting of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky."