Asked about a possible telephone conversation, Ushakov said Putin always tries to talk and would therefore probably take Zelensky's call.
In response to Zelensky's requests for a face-to-face meeting, Moscow has said he could come to the Russian capital if he wanted to meet Putin. Travelling to Moscow would pose a significant risk to the Ukrainian president, while Putin does not want to meet on neutral ground.
Putin's aides have previously told journalists that a meeting would make sense once all details of a peace agreement had been finalised.
A trilateral meeting involving Ukraine, Russia and the United States is planned for November in Abu Dhabi to discuss the terms of a ceasefire. No specific date has been set.
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Source: IAR