Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy if certain conditions are in place, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday.

"Our president has repeatedly said that he is ready to meet, including with Mr. Zelenskyy, with the understanding that all issues that require consideration at the highest level will be well worked out and experts and ministers will prepare the appropriate recommendations, and of course with the understanding that when and if the matter - I hope when - comes to signing future agreements, the issue of the legitimacy of the person who will sign these agreements with the Ukrainian side will be resolved," Lavrov said.

On Wednesday, the Russian official said that working on security arrangements in Ukraine without Moscow’s involvement was not feasible, according to state news agency RIA Novosti.

In comments Wednesday that were embargoed until Thursday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine will hold intensive meetings to understand what kind of security guarantees its allies are willing to provide.

The details are being hammered out by national security advisers and military officials.

The plans will become clearer within 10 days, Zelenskyy said.

He then expects to be ready to hold direct talks with Putin for the first time since the conflict

began.

The talks could also be conducted in a trilateral format alongside Trump, Zelenskyy said.