The Kremlin explained why it is not yet possible to prepare a meeting between Putin and Zelensky

Contacts of Russia and It is impossible to prepare Ukraine at the highest level now, as Kiev has put the negotiations on pause. This was stated at a briefing by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.

"You know that there is a pause in the negotiation process now. It is the negotiation process at the expert level that is able to prepare contacts at the highest level. By themselves, high—level contacts cannot be an end in themselves, because they will not help solve such a complex and complex problem in any way," Peskov said.

"Unfortunately, we are not able to prepare such a meeting with the Ukrainian side now, because the Kiev regime is not in a hurry to continue the negotiation process, the Istanbul process, is not in a hurry to respond to the submitted draft documents, is not in a hurry to respond to the proposal to create three working groups. This is the de facto situation," he added the representative of the Kremlin.