Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday Russia was doing everything it could to stop a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin from taking place, while Russia's foreign minister said the agenda for such a summit was not ready, APA reports citing Reuters.
The Ukrainian leader has repeatedly called for Putin to meet him, saying it is the only way to negotiate an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has vowed to end what he calls the "bloodbath" in Ukraine, said he had begun the arrangements for a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting after a call with the Russian leader on Monday.
Zelenskyy accused Russia of stalling.
"The Russians are doing everything they can to prevent the meeting from taking place," he said on Friday at a press conference in Kyiv with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
"The meeting is one of the components of how to end the war. And since they don't want to end it, they will look for space to (avoid it)," he added.
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