Russia and Ukraine have agreed to keep their negotiation channels open, Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said after the latest round of talks on Wednesday. Medinsky cautioned that the two sides remain "quite distant" on key issues but will continue working-level contacts to narrow differences. Medinsky added that a potential summit between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky would only be convened to sign a finalized agreement, not to hold substantive discussions, underscoring the need to draft detailed terms in advance. No timetable was given for either the completion of a draft accord or a leaders’ meeting.