Lavrov praised the prospects for restoring relations with Ukraine

A possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky in Paris is important for understanding what Kiev sees as the implementation of the Minsk agreements, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on the air of the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin program.

“As the presidential administration (Russia. – Ed.) Has already said, there is an opportunity to talk with Putin and Zelensky. It will not be formal, because it will happen on the sidelines of another event, but the contact will certainly be useful,” the head stressed departments.

According to Lavrov, it’s “pointless to guess” whether this meeting could become a full-length one.

“We didn’t reduce bilateral relations, interrupted transport links. If the Ukrainian side, as many experts in Kiev say now, is interested in resuming them, I think that it will not rust for us,” the minister said, answering a question about the prospects of relations between Kiev and Moscow .