KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday renewed his offer to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, but hopes of progress were low as delegations prepared to hold another round of talks.

The Kremlin has not yet given a clear answer on whether a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is possible, said the head of the Russian delegation and Putin's aide,

During the talks, Ukraine proposed holding a summit between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin before the end of August, according to National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov,