The Office of the President of Ukraine believes the Kremlin is trying to avoid a trilateral meeting between leaders and is therefore talking about possible phone contact and various invitations for Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Moscow.
Source: Dmytro Lytvyn, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, in response to a question from Ukrainska Pravda
Details: Ukrainska Pravda asked whether the president is considering a phone call with the Kremlin, similar to those recently held by the presidents of Finland and the prime minister of Norway on 27 October.
Quote: "This is not the first time the Russians have talked about either a phone call or coming to Moscow in an attempt to avoid the need for a trilateral format at the level of leaders.
It makes sense that key issues should be resolved at the level of leaders, but what matters is an actual meeting, with the corresponding discussion, agreement and guarantees, which are obviously difficult to achieve through a mere phone call."
Background: On 30 October, the Kremlin said that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin is open to dialogue with everyone, including French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. However, its response to the possibility of a phone call with Zelenskyy was evasive .
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