The Israeli ambassador announced his readiness to accept a meeting between Putin and Zelensky

The diplomat noted that a meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian delegations could also take place in Israel. Earlier, Turkey offered to organize negotiations between Putin and Zelensky. The Kremlin believes

Israel is ready to accept a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, Ambassador to RUSSIA Alexander Ben Zvi said in an interview with TASS, stressing that for this the presidents "should make an appropriate decision."

“We are also ready to receive delegations [of Russia and Ukraine]. What was done in Turkey can be done here,” the diplomat added.

Ben Zvi also said that Israel will respond to a request to become a security guarantor for Ukraine if it comes from both Moscow and Kyiv.

On March 12, Zelensky called Israel "and especially Jerusalem" a possible meeting place with Putin. On March 21, he reiterated this position: "This is the right place to find peace, if possible."

Earlier, Turkey and Azerbaijan offered to organize a meeting of leaders.

The HEAD of the Turkish Foreign Ministry called the condition for the meeting between Putin and Zelensky Politics

On April 3, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the time for a meeting between Putin and Zelensky would come when the countries' delegations worked out a specific agreement.

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5 апреля президент Украины заявил, что продолжать переговоры с Россией будет сложно после произошедшего в Буче. Кадры из города, на которых изображены тела людей — по данным REUTERS, мирных жителей — в начале месяца опубликовали западные СМИ и украинские политики. В Минобороны эти материалы назвали провокацией и опровергли причастность к убийству мирного населения. По словам Зеленского, после событий в Буче «может так случиться», что встреча с Путиным не состоится.

After the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the delegations of the two countries held several rounds of negotiations. At the last face-to-face meeting in Istanbul on March 29, Moscow announced its decision to reduce activity in the Kiev and Chernigov directions, and Kyiv handed over to the Russian delegation written proposals for a peaceful settlement. On April 7, the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov announced that Ukraine had submitted a new draft agreement with Russia and that it was a "departure from the most important proposals" recorded at the meeting in Istanbul.

Zelensky, announcing the meeting of the countries guarantors of Ukraine's security, named Israel among them.