President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that a meeting with Vladimir Putin could take place and instructed the head of his administration to organize it.

The date and place of the meeting between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine have not been determined. Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Vladimir Putin meet at "any point in the Ukrainian Donbas where there is a war." Putin responded by inviting Zelensky to Moscow.

Vladimir Zelensky

President of Ukraine

It seems to me that everything is moving towards the fact that this meeting will take place. I really suggested, and you heard it, to meet in the Donbass. The President of the Russian Federation confirmed his desire to meet, but invited me to meet in Moscow. <...> I believe that the main thing is the essence of what [to talk about]. And where, when - these are the details.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, answering a question about the meeting between Putin and Zelensky, said that "there are no details yet . "

Since the beginning of April, Russian-Ukrainian relations have been strained - Ukraine accused Russia of pulling troops to its borders, and on April 8, a White House spokesman said that the United States was recording the maximum number of Russian troops on the border since 2014. Only at the end of last week, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered the withdrawal of troops.

Zelensky is preparing for a meeting with Putin