Russian President Putin said that he believes the Ukraine conflict is coming to an end, and hopes the Iran conflict will end as soon as possible.
In a statement, he said that Russia is close to a major gas and oil deal with China.
Putin said that the Slovak Prime Minister said that Ukrainian President Zelensky was ready to meet with him personally.
He said that we can meet in a third country once a peace agreement is reached.
The Russian president added that he is grateful to the United States for facilitating the talks, but this is a matter for Russia and Ukraine