Zelensky first talked with Putin: what did the presidents talk about?

President Vladimir Zelensky for the first time conducted telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Photo: president.gov.ua

This was told by Putin’s Speaker Dmitry Peskov to the Russian edition TASS.

“The issues of settlement in the south-east of Ukraine and joint work on the return of persons detained on both sides were discussed. An agreement was reached to continue this work at the expert level,” the publication quoted Peskov as saying.

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According to Peskov, the initiator of the conversation was the Ukrainian side.

“The possibility of continuing contacts in the Normandy format was also discussed,” he added.

«Ukrainian Truth" contacted President Zelensky's office for comment. The department could neither confirm nor deny the report, but promised to provide information later. Also, there was no information about the conversation on the website of the presidential office or on social networks.

Later information about a telephone conversation with Putin office of President Zelensky confirmed.

“The key issue was the release of captured sailors. There was also talk about the return of other Ukrainian citizens who are being held on the territory of the Russian Federation. In addition, the parties discussed the continuation of negotiations in the Normandy format,” the OP reported.

However, the Ukrainian department did not indicate who exactly initiated the conversation.

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This is the first contact between the two presidents since Zelensky became the head of Ukraine.

Previously, ForumDaily wrote:

• 8 July Vladimir Zelensky offered to meet in Minsk and speak directly with Putin, US President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Teresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron.
• This was stated by the president after being on television appeared teleconference announcement “We need to talk” by the Russian propaganda channel “Russia 24” and the NewsOne TV channel, which is part of the media group of Putin’s godfather Viktor Medvedchuk.
• After winning the presidential election, Vladimir Zelensky declared that he was ready for talks with Russian President Putin and expressed hopethat at the next meeting in the Normandy format, Russia will demonstrate readiness for de-escalation by agreeing to an exchange of “everyone for all. With no exceptions".
• Russian President Vladimir Putin did not congratulate Zelensky with a victory in the elections and the official assumption of office.
• The Kremlin said earlier that Putin would congratulate Zelensky with his first successes in resolving the situation in the Donbas and normalizing Russian-Ukrainian relations, if that happens.
• 20 May Zelensky met with representatives of the US administration and Congress and called for the continuation of tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation.
• Russia said that the call of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to strengthen sanctions against Russia “does not shine with novelty” and is similar to the rhetoric of the previous 5 years.

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