Kremlin says Putin can meet Zelenskiy only to agree final conflict arrangements

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov looks on as Russia's President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) and Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe (not pictured) meet at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo

April 22 (Reuters) - ⁠Russian President Vladimir Putin ⁠can only meet Ukrainian ‌President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the purpose of finalising agreements on the ​conflict, Russian news agencies ⁠quoted Kremlin ⁠spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying ⁠on Wednesday.

"The ‌main thing is the goal ⁠of this meeting. Why should they ​meet? ‌Putin has said he ⁠is ready ​for a meeting in Moscow at any moment," ⁠TASS news agency quoted ​Peskov as telling Russian state television.

"The main thing is that ⁠there should be a reason to meet, and the main thing is that ​the meeting should ⁠be productive. And it can ​only be for ‌the purpose of ​finalising agreements."

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)