Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar expressed hope that with the assistance of their President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it would be possible to organize a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin in the coming days.. However, adviser to the head of the presidential office, Mikhail Podolyak, in a commentary to the UP, said that as of today, the time and context of a possible meeting between Zelensky and Putin have not been determined..

“Of course, Turkey, realizing what devastating consequences the war unleashed by the Russian Federation has for the Black Sea region, is trying to speed up the resolution of the conflict.. Nevertheless, the time of the meeting of the presidents of the two countries and the context of the meeting have not yet been determined,” Podolyak said..

According to him, now, on the one hand, the OPU observes a certain intensification of military clashes in eastern Ukraine and attempts to finally destroy Mariupol. And on the other hand, consultations are now ongoing at the level of working subgroups that prepare the positions of the parties in legal terms..

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Earlier, Podolyak said that a meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and Putin is possible only after the victory of our country in big battles, in particular, in the Donbass.. In particular, on April 10, he announced that such a meeting would not take place in a week or two.. And when Zelensky and Putin do meet, Ukraine should enter into negotiations with a strong position.

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.