Putin offers Zelenskyy meeting in Moscow, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry responds

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“At least seven countries are currently ready to host a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia to end the war. These include Austria, the Holy See, Switzerland, Turkey, and three Gulf states. These are serious offers, and President Zelenskyy is ready for such a meeting at any time. However, Putin continues to manipulate everyone by making deliberately unacceptable proposals,” the minister noted.

He stressed that only increased pressure can force Russia to take the peace process seriously.

Earlier, the propaganda outlet RIA Novosti reported that Vladimir Putin expressed readiness to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow, claiming he had “never refused.”

“I have never refused, if such a meeting is well-prepared and leads to positive results... If Zelenskyy is ready, let him come to Moscow, the meeting will take place,” Putin said.

The Russian leader also stated he informed U.S. President Donald Trump about a possible meeting with the Ukrainian leader, adding that “it is possible to agree on an acceptable option to end the conflict in Ukraine.”

• On September 1, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said no agreements had been reached during the Putin-Trump summit in Anchorage regarding a possible meeting with Zelenskyy or a trilateral format.
• On September 2, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Zelenskyy and Putin were not ready for a leaders’ meeting.
• That same day, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed holding bilateral talks between the Ukrainian and Russian leaders in Geneva.