Kremlin Says Zelensky-Putin Meeting Possible When Written Agreement is Drafted

LOCAL NEWS (1/2)

• Kremlin says Zelensky-Putin meeting is possible only when a prepared written agreement has been drafted first. Peskov says Putin has never rejected a meeting. Ukraine’s negotiator said that Russia indicated that talks were advanced enough to consider a putin-Zelensky meeting, but Russian downplayed this.
  • Russian negotiator Medinsky says although the Ukrainian side has become more realistic on neutrality and non-nuclear status both sides are still not at the draft agreement stage. Talks are set to resume today with the status of Crimea & Donbass the key sticking points - Tass, IFX
• Russia continued to reorient its forces over the weekend, pulling back from Kyiv and focusing its efforts on the south and southeast. Missile strikes and heavy fighting continued in Mariupol with Ukrainian troops maintaining control in central areas holding off Russian attempts to secure its land bridge.
  • Strikes also hit Odesa overnight in signs of Russia’s increased southern focus with Crimea, the land bridge & separatist republics being Russia’s primary objectives now.
  • Head of Ukraine’s Donetsk region called on people to evacuate due to military escalation threat. Blasts were heard in the Russian city of Belogrod on Sunday with Ukrainian forces again hitting fuel depots in Russian territory - RTRS, Sky, BBG