Andriy Kaut,

Without Ukraine's consent, no agreements are possible, the president stressed.

Ukraine and Russia, with the mediation of the US, have not yet reached a common vision of the possibility of creating a free economic zone in Donbas.

According to a UNIAN correspondent, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this during a conversation with journalists. "I don't know if this can be implemented, because when we talked about a free economic zone, we had different views on it. Even if we do create a free economic zone, we will need fair and reliable rules. I mean the same rules for both sides, the same proposals for both sides," Zelenskyy said.

At the same time, even if such a free economic zone is implemented in Donbas, Ukraine will never recognize it as Russian.