Ukraine's Foreign Ministry names condition for Zelensky-Putin meeting in Crimea

UNIAN

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Crimea only if Russia ceases its occupation of the Ukrainian peninsula.

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"A meeting between Zelensky and Putin in Crimea is possible, but only on one condition: it will take place at the ceremony of raising the Ukrainian flag in Crimea and removing the Russian one," he told a briefing, responding to a question about rumors regarding the possible meeting of the two leaders, the Ukrainian online newspaper Ukrayinska Pravda wrote on July 21.

Earlier, Zelensky explained why direct talks Putin were needed.