Ukraine's foreign minister: Zelenskyy is ready to meet Putin to resolve two key issues

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin in person to settle two key issues in peace talks – territories and future control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said.

Sybiha said in an interview with European Pravda that these have been two of the most sensitive that remain unresolved in the peace process.

"It is precisely to resolve them that the president is ready to meet Putin and discuss this," he said.

Sybiha added that he does not see a need for his own meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

"We should not create parallel efforts. There are established negotiating teams which include foreign ministry representatives. Creating additional efforts is not timely and not needed," he added.

Sybiha said that the negotiating teams have already held substantive discussions on parameters for a ceasefire and on monitoring and verification of a truce.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on 26 January that preparations are underway for another meeting of the negotiating teams from Ukraine, the United States and Russia, which is planned for Sunday 1 February.