Peskov explained the lack of Putin's meeting with Zelensky in Israel

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said, why not, a meeting of Vladimir Putin with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky in Jerusalem.

the Kremlin said that Zelensky, unfortunately, canceled his arrival at the world forum of memory of victims of the Holocaust, reports TASS. It is therefore not even held a short meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian presidents.

Earlier it was reported that Vladimir Putin arrived in Bethlehem in the framework of his visit to the middle East. There he will hold talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in which the leaders will discuss bilateral relations and the prospects for a Palestinian-Israeli settlement.

the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky refused to attend the fifth world forum of memory of victims of the Holocaust, which takes place in Israel. This decision surprised the Museum “Yad Vashem”.