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Moscow announced Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would only consider meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy if the discussion centers on completing final peace agreements to end the ongoing conflict.<\/p>

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian state television that the purpose of any potential meeting must be clearly defined and productive.<\/p>

“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,” Peskov stated during the Wednesday interview, according to TASS news agency.<\/p>

The Russian official emphasized that meaningful dialogue requires clear objectives. “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,” Peskov explained.<\/p>

The comments suggest Russia’s leadership remains open to diplomatic discussions, but only under specific conditions focused on reaching a final resolution to the conflict.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kremlin announced Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would only agree to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy if the purpose is to complete final peace agreements. Putin’s spokesman said any meeting must be productive and focused on concluding arrangements to end the conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":55920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1776885978193.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-exX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":46259,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/putin-schedules-meeting-with-egyptian-foreign-minister-on-middle-east-crisis\/","url_meta":{"origin":55921,"position":0},"title":"Putin Schedules Meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister on Middle East Crisis","author":"Admin","date":"April 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Egypt's top diplomat Thursday to discuss ongoing conflicts in Iran and broader Middle East tensions. 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