Zelensky: Face-to-face meeting with Putin needed if we want to end war

10.10.2019 11:27

Ukrinform

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky says he does not know if his face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is possible within the framework of talks on ending the war in Donbas but believes that such a meeting should happen.

"We can meet [to negotiate the end of the war in Donbas] in two formats: the Normandy Four format and my face-to-face meeting with the President of the Russian Federation. Nobody talks about this face-to-face meeting [with Putin] because everyone is against it. I don't know [if such a meeting is possible]. I can't even say anything. I know one thing: this meeting should be held if we want to end the war," Zelensky said during a press marathon at the Kyiv Food Market on Thursday, answering a question of an Ukrinform correspondent.

At the moment, according to the President of Ukraine, the only possible format of negotiations is the Normandy Four summit. "And I am grateful to our Western partners that we have at least something. Currently, everyone is ready for the Normandy format meeting," he said.