Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, provided there is a plan for the summit, which is not yet ready.

He said this in an interview with NBC News, Ukrinform reports.

Putin is ready to meet with Zelensky when a plan for the summit is ready. And this plan is not ready at all, Lavrov said, confirming that a meeting of the leaders is not currently planned.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that after meeting with Putin in Alaska, US President Donald Trump proposed several points that we share, and on some of them the parties agreed to show some flexibility.

According to Lavrov, this was also discussed at Trump's meeting with the President of Ukraine and European leaders in Washington. According to the Russian minister, the President of Ukraine abandoned these positions, in particular, the rejection of NATO membership and the discussion of territorial issues.

He even said no to repealing the legislation banning the Russian language. How can we meet with a person who pretends to be a leader? - Lavrov said.

As Ukrinform reported, on August 19, US President Donald Trump stated that his administration was working to organize direct negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin to reach agreements on ending the war.

President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on August 22 that the Russians were doing everything they could to prevent the meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, the United States, and Russia from taking place.