According to the Ukrainian foreign minister, 'unfortunately, Minister Lavrov was not in a position to commit himself to anything' without reference back to Putin.
President Zelensky requested a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin. Lavrov rejected this, being reported by Reuters a couple of days later as saying, 'It should happen once the two sides are closer to agreeing on key issues.'
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