Ankara city view. File photoANKARA, Mar 19There is a possibility of a meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine, only at it a peace agreement can be reached, said the official representative of the Turkish President, Ibrahim Kalin. «Peace agreement is possible, but when and how? there is no definitive written agreement at the moment… I think the two leaders are very likely to meet as they continue their work and converge their positions… A sustainable peace agreement, a sustainable ceasefire can only be achieved through this meeting,» Kalyn was quoted by the Star newspaper. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» Donbass.Ankara believes it should maintain open communication with RussiaAccording to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces only strike at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DNR and LNR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. After the start of the special operation, the Russian Federation and Ukraine held three rounds of negotiations in Belarus, the Russian delegation is headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky. Now negotiations in this format are being held daily via video link. Medinsky said that the neutral status of Ukraine and its non-entry into NATO are topics on which Moscow and Kyiv have brought their positions in the negotiations as close as possible. According to him, Moscow and Kyiv are «halfway» on the issue of demilitarization of Ukraine within the framework of the ongoing negotiation process. Commenting on the topic of denazification at the talks, Medinsky stated that representatives of Kyiv believe that they do not have Nazi formations and this is not a topic for modern Ukraine. He also noted that the people of Donbass should decide for themselves the issue of managing the territories they live in. According to Medinsky, it is possible to talk about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky only after the text of the agreement between the two countries is approved.
Turkey has declared its readiness to facilitate the meeting between Putin and Zelensky
