"There is no reason to expect any breakthrough from this dialogue. It will be a working conversation taking place at a very difficult time," he pointed out, TASS reported.
Tensions have skyrocketed in Europe recently, the Kremlin spokesman noted. "They are extraordinarily high. It certainly requires a personal conversation at the top level," Peskov explained.
He also said that contacts between the two presidents are a good thing per se, even if there are no breakthroughs.
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