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Ukrainian official says Russia talks will resume Friday as calls grow for Putin-Zelensky meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky

31 March 2022 05:21 (UTC +04:00)

Ukraine's next round of negotiations with Russia will resume online on April 1, the head of the Ukrainian delegation said on Wednesday, APA reports citing CNN.

In a message posted to his Telegram channel, David Arakhamia also said that during negotiations in Turkey this week, it was announced the time has come for a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Russian delegation said it first needs a draft agreement with stronger approval on both sides, Arakhamia said.

But the Ukrainian negotiator called for the next meeting to be held between the presidents of the two countries. No date or official meeting between the two leaders has been scheduled yet.

“At the same time, we insist that such a meeting does not take place on the territory of Russia or Belarus,” Arakhamia said.