“President of Ukraine Zelensky took the first step, President Putin was able to respond. There has been progress in recent weeks, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
The French president also said that the meeting in the Norman format will be held in the coming weeks.
Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadim Pristayko said that the meeting of the leaders of the “Norman Four” could take place in mid-October.
In late May, Zelensky, during a meeting with public activists, assessed the possibility of holding a referendum on concluding peace agreements with Russia.
The first president of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk in an interview with the FAN commented on Zelensky’s initiative.