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Kiev is ready at the meeting of the Presidents of Ukraine and Russia Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin. This was stated by the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba.
The Minister also noted that Moscow allegedly does not want this meeting. According to him, the Russian side “ is constantly looking for excuses to avoid this meeting & # 39; & # 39 ;, as he stated in the broadcast of the Inter TV channel.
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin had already confirmed his readiness to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. He noted that Putin did not like “the sad state of affairs in Russian-Ukrainian relations.” However, Kiev has not yet seen the same mutual political will.
Earlier, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksij Lyubchenko said that preparations for the meeting between Putin and Zelensky were already at the highest level. At the same time, he did not answer the question in which country the summit could take place. Nevertheless, he stressed that this will definitely not happen in Moscow. To further clarify the place of the meeting, the First Deputy Prime Minister appointed Crimea.
At the same time, a source from Moscow, familiar with the situation, said that Kiev had not received any proposals for a meeting of the presidents of Ukraine and Russia. No suggestions were made for further bilateral meetings or consultations. The source indicated that the Ukrainian deputy prime minister had in mind some internal processes in the Ukrainian government.