Russia's President Vladimir Putin is understood to have finally agreed to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Zelenskyy has made clear his desire for a meeting with Putin and described a conversation between the two as one he is 'sure people are waiting for', but the Russian leader has so far refused.

In a video posted to Facebook on Saturday, March 19, Zelenskyy claimed talks between the two leaders was the 'only chance for Russia to minimise the damage done with their own mistakes', adding: 'This is the time to meet, to talk, time for renewing territorial integrity and fairness for Ukraine. I want to be heard by everyone, especially in Moscow. Otherwise, Russia’s losses will be such, that several generations will not recover.'

Zelenskyy has so far engaged in talks with the leaders of the West in relation to the invasion of his country, but BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet has indicated a conversation with Putin is on the cards.

'The diplomats are talking, the negotiators are talking,' she said. 'And we understand they are making progress. And we understand President Putin has finally agreed that he will meet, at some point, President Zelenskyy who has been asking for a meeting since January.'

Speaking to BBC's Broadcasting House, Doucet said the Russian president hasn't said he agrees to a meeting 'in public', and in fact 'says quite the opposite in public', but it is understood 'there's many, many eager mediators'.

'Everyone wants the prize of saying they brought this war to an end,' she added, the Express reports. When such a conversation will take place remains unclear, but Doucet said Putin does appear to have accepted that he will need to attend negotiations himself 'at some point'.

News of Putin's potential acceptance comes after Ibrahim Kalin, a chief adviser and spokesman for Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Putin was not ready for a meeting.

Kalin was in calls between Erdogan and Zelenskyy, and Erdogan and Putin on Thursday, March 17, and claimed that while

'Zelenskyy is ready to meet', ' Putin thinks that the positions to have this meeting at the leaders’ level are not close enough yet,' The New York Times reports.

Kalin did, however, express belief that a meeting would take place 'at some point', saying 'there will be a peace deal' and that while much of the world wants this 'to happen sooner rather than later', Putin will likely want to be 'in a position of strength' when he agrees to such a deal.

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Zonefree:
The Comedian go piss for body to meet face to face with world's most powerful man.

FERNANDEZISBACK:

But he didn't here..why not go back to romance section where you are good at displaying your babyish attitude..

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Putin the snake..
Putin wants to start a bunch of conflicts in Europe to retake former Russian land holdings that used to belong to the USSR at some point...

He wants peace somehow at the same time unlimited power for himself...I think the motive of all this fuss from Putin is to get a free hand in controlling the regions and countries that used to be within the sphere of influence of the former Soviet Union at the same time cancelling the economic and political sanctions imposed on Russia by the West..

Putin is actually very desperate for power if I must say...

Zonefree:

When the going was good.

Investigative:

You are confuse aswear

FERNANDEZISBACK:

Putin was declared the most powerful man in 2015...this picture was from 2019 meeting with Putin..why then was zelensky not scared of meeting putting one on one?
clueless much huhh?

Kingpin1000:
Putin is not coming to any table of negotiations, if He is coming, it is to break that table.
The new commanders have upped the game. Hypersonic missiles are now been deployed.
Ukraine should continue in their guerrilla warfare, while Russia levels everything .

Zonefree:

Okay, Ukraine Minister for War.

FERNANDEZISBACK:

Don't cry.. clueless boy..I thought you were even a little bit smart..

All you know how to do is talk down on women..go to your beer palor redpill joint.. asap..

Zonefree:

Only a foolish man will engage you in a sensitive discussion.

FERNANDEZISBACK:
Putin the snake..
Putin wants to start a bunch of conflicts in Europe to retake former Russian land holdings that used to belong to the USSR at some point...

He wants peace somehow at the same time unlimited power for himself...I think the motive of all this fuss from Putin is to get a free hand in controlling the regions and countries that used to be within the sphere of influence of the former Soviet Union at the same time cancelling the economic and political sanctions imposed on Russia by the West..

Putin is actually very desperate for power if I must say...

VladimirPutiin:


You are becoming something else on this forum.

FERNANDEZISBACK:

But he didn't here..why not go back to romance section where you are good at displaying your babyish attitude..

jesmond3945 post=111209772[s:
]watch the video of this picture. The first he did when he sat down was to drink water. Even putin told him to smile to the camera. He was very nervous.[/s]

FERNANDEZISBACK:

Putin was declared the most powerful man in 2015...this picture was from 2019 meeting with Putin..why then was zelensky not scared of meeting putting one on one?
clueless much huhh?

jesmond3945:
[s]he met putin in the presence of macron and angela. He cannot meet putin alone.[/s]

Kingpin1000:
Putin is not coming to any table of negotiations, if He is coming, it is to break that table.
The new commanders have upped the game. Hypersonic missiles are now been deployed.
Ukraine should continue in their guerrilla warfare, while Russia levels everything .