A meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is possible only after the victory of our country in major battles, including in the Donbas, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the OPU, said.

Such a meeting will not take place in a week or two, he stressed on the air of the national telethon.. And when Zelensky and Putin do meet, Ukraine should enter into negotiations with a strong position.

" Ukraine is already ready for big battles, Ukraine must win these battles, including in the Donbas, after which Ukraine will receive a more substantial negotiating position from which it will be able to dictate certain conditions. After that, the presidents will meet. It may take two weeks, it may take three,” Podolyak explained..

Andriy Yermak's adviser believes that Russia has not yet understood that it is necessary to talk with Ukraine on an equal footing and hear it, but it will understand after the battle in the Donbas, for which Russian troops are now actively preparing.

Podolyak also believes that after that Ukraine will be able to receive specific security guarantees from the aggressor, and from this position Volodymyr Zelensky will talk with Vladimir Putin.

“Russia wants to be there (in Donbass – ed.. ) win some kind of situational victory.

She won't get it, of course, but she wants to inflict some kind of defeat on us.. And after that, we will be able to really move on to specific step-by-step negotiations, from which we will come out with a specific security formula for Ukraine,” he added..

Podolyak recalled that Ukraine pays a very high price for victory, loses people and infrastructure every day. But, in his opinion, it is the only country capable of coping with the imperial ambitions of countries like the Russian Federation..

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