Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Wednesday that he never refused a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodyymyr Zenskyy ‘and invited him to come to Moscow, according to the Russian news Outlet Tass.
“When Zenskyy is ready for a meeting, let him come to Moscow,” said Putin, according to a translation of China’s comments, where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a military parade to commemorate the 80th birthday of the Second World War.
From the left, the Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrive on a military parade to commemorate the 80th birthday of the Japanese Surrender of the Japanese Second World War in the Surrender of the Surrender of the Surrender, Bijijing, surrendering, surrendering, surrendering, surrendering, beyte, beyte. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
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Although President Donald Trump said reporters from the Oval Office on Wednesday that he would “very briefly” speak with Putin, as his two-week deadline last month was published for the Kremlin chef to meet Zenskyy, is now ready.
“I will virtually know what we are going to do,” Trump told reporters. “We have taken a very strong action. But I will talk to him in the coming days and we will see it.
“I’m going to know exactly what is happening,” he added.
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha went to X and accused Putin of publishing “consciously unacceptable proposals”, adding that seven countries have made their willingness to organize peace talks, including Austria, Vatican City, Switzerland, Turkey and three Gulf states.
“These are serious proposals and President Zenskyy is ready for such a meeting at any time. Yet Putin continues to rumble,” he added. “Only increased pressure can Russia force finally to become serious about the peace process.”
US President Donald Trump (r) greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin while on August 15, 2025 he arrives in Anchorage, Alaska, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The two leaders meet for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Getty Images/ Andrew Harnik)
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Zelenskyyy has presented face-to-face meetings with Putin several times with the help of a neutral neutral nation such as Turkey, although the Kremlin chef has never agreed to enter directly to the Ukrainian president.
Putin on Wednesday claimed that if a “meeting is well prepared and will lead to a few positive results”, he would agree to meet each other. He also claimed that Zenskyy was “afraid” to meet him, although he did not describe why he believed this.
Every possibility that Zenskyy travels to Russia seems very unlikely in view of the threats with which he would be confronted, and the fact that Putin has made it clear that his main goal is to expel Zenskyy from Kiev.
“Putin invaded Ukraine,” said Hoffman. “[Putin] Does this to make it look like he will negotiate in good faith and tries to govern a wedge between Zenskyy and the United States, as well as Zenskyy and Europe. “
Firefighters work on the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kiev, Ukraine, early Thursday, August 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ephrem Lukatsky)
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While European leaders have supported Zenskyy faithful in contrast to Putin, the position of Trump has remained more ambiguous since he entered the office.
In answer questions from reporters on Tuesday about whether there will be “consequences” if a meeting between Putin and Zenskyy is not quickly announced, said Trump, “Yes, it will be. “
It is unclear whether Trump will believe that Putin will expand a good wedding offer to meet Zenskyy or see it as a false attempt at statesmanship while he continues to attack Ukraine.
