On the 25th local time, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov commented on the prospects for a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders in an interview excerpt released that day. Peskov did not deny the possibility of a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders. However, he also pointed out that before any serious high-level meeting can take place, extremely meticulous preparatory work must be carried out at the expert level. In response to a reporter’s question regarding U.S. Special Envoy Witkov’s proposal that a Russia-Ukraine leaders’ meeting should precede a trilateral meeting between the leaders of Russia, the U.S., and Ukraine, Peskov commented that a trilateral meeting of the three presidents would only be meaningful if it were held to finalize relevant agreements. When asked whether Russian President Putin’s earlier invitation to Zelenskyy to visit Moscow remained valid, Peskov gave an affirmative answer, emphasizing that “President Putin always keeps his promises.” (CCTV)