The Russian President will attend the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on February 4th. Zelensky's participation in the ceremony was not reported.
A meeting between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky at the opening of the Olympic Games on February 4 in Beijing is possible, but so far no contacts between Putin are planned. This was announced on Saturday, January 29, by his press secretary Dmitry Peskov, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to the Correspondent.
« a number of strict restrictions for both athletes and guests, including officials. So, for obvious reasons, no bilateral meetings are planned in the schedule of the President of Russia in Beijing», — he said.
At the same time, to a clarifying question about whether the possibility of contact between Putin and Zelensky is being discussed, Peskov replied that «there are no plans for such a meeting at present». «Although we cannot rule it out completely», — he added.
The Kremlin representative stressed that apart from the meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, there are no other meetings in Putin’s schedule.
Note that Zelensky’s visit to Beijing to open the Olympics not reported.