Colonel SVR and MGIMO professor Bezrokov stated that Putin could meet Zelensky "as a private person" and not as the leader of Ukraine. He pointed out that Zelensky has been illegitimate for two years, the end of his term, and therefore there is no point in institutionalizing him.
Bezrokov claimed that each meeting would only be used to present Zelensky with a fait accompli, since he does not make decisions himself and can revoke his signature at any time.