Putin-Zelensky meeting possible: Kremlin
After initial dialogue in Turkey, Kremlin says face to face meeting of both leaders possible. PHOTO: FILE
The Kremlin said Saturday a meeting between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky would be possible only after both sides reach an agreement, a day after the first direct talks between the two countries in more than three years.
US President Donald Trump, who has been pressing Russia to agree a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, said later in the day that he would speak by phone with Putin on Monday.
Early Saturday, a Russian drone attack on a minibus carrying evacuated civilians in the eastern Sumy region killed nine people and wounded five, local authorities said.
"Yesterday, as on any day of this war, there was an opportunity to cease fire," Zelensky said on social media after the attack. "Russia only retains the opportunity to continue killing".
He reiterated his call for reinforced sanctions against Moscow. "Without stronger sanctions, without stronger pressure on Russia, there will be no real diplomacy there," Zelensky insisted.