Lavrov answered DW's question about Putin's possible conversation with Zelensky Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in response to a DW reporter's question, rejected the report of the Kyiv Independent that Moscow wants to arrange a telephone conversation between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky. "Don't believe them," said the minister. At the same time, Lavrov did not directly answer the question of whether Putin is ready to talk to Zelensky on the phone. Instead, he reiterated the Kremlin's position on a possible one-on-one meeting: if Zelensky wants to meet with Putin, "let him come to Moscow." Earlier, the Kyiv Independent, citing senior Ukrainian officials, reported that Moscow was trying to replace the leaders' in-person meeting with a phone call. One of the publication's sources noted that the Russian side had already tried to organize such a conversation. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on October 30 that Putin is "ready for dialogue with everyone." When asked about a possible call with Mazlansky, he replied: "No one has called yet."