No basis for meeting between Putin and Zelenskiy, says Kremlin

French President Emmanuel Macron (C), Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sit before a working session with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 09 December 2019. German Chancellor Merkel, French President Macron, Ukrainian President Zelensky and Russian President Putin took part in the summit. The Normandy format was created in 2014 to resolve the conflict between Kiev and the breakaway republics in Ukraine's east. EPA-EFE/Thibault Camus / POOL MAXPPP OUT EPA-EFE/Thibault Camus / POOL MAXPPP OUT

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy could meet only after negotiators from both sides had “done their homework”

In response to a question about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s offers to broker peace talks, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskiy could meet only after negotiators from both sides had “done their homework”.

Negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv have been stalled for months, with each side blaming the other for a lack of progress.

“The Ukrainian delegation has gone off the radar, there is no negotiation process now,” Peskov said on Monday.

“As for a meeting between Presidents Putin and Zelenskiy, it is possible only after all the homework has been done by the delegations. This is missing, so there are no necessary prerequisites for the meeting,” he added.

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