The Russian president has said he would welcome the Ukrainian leader when he is open to dialogue, Yury Ushakov has said<\/p>\n
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is welcome to visit Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Kremlin aide said on Wednesday.
\nThe idea of a Putin-Zelensky summit has been discussed by Moscow on multiple occasions, including during phone calls with US President Donald Trump, Yury Ushakov said, noting that the Russian side has never rejected the idea.
\n\u201cOur president has also said several times to journalists that if Zelensky is truly ready for a meeting, then we would be happy to invite him to Moscow. And we will guarantee his safety and the necessary working conditions,\u201d Ushakov told Russia 1.
\nHe stressed, however, that it would require careful preliminary work, stating that \u201cthe main thing is that these contacts are well prepared. And secondly, that they are oriented towards achieving specific results.\u201d
\nHis comments follow the first trilateral talks between Russian, US, and Ukrainian delegations in Abu Dhabi last week, which US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff called \u201cvery constructive.\u201d An unnamed US official told Axios that the parties are \u201cvery close to a meeting between Putin and Zelensky,\u201d suggesting that more three-way negotiations are needed first, potentially paving the way for a meeting in Moscow or Kiev.<\/p>\n
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Kremlin urges patience on Russia-US-Ukraine talks<\/p>\n
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Wednesday that the next trilateral meeting will likely take place on Sunday.
\nRussian officials, however, have pointed to a decree Zelensky signed in 2022 banning negotiations with Putin following accession referendums in four former Ukrainian regions, noting that Kiev has not repealed it.\u00a0
\nMoscow has also questioned Zelensky\u2019s legitimacy to sign binding agreements after the expiration of his presidential term in May 2024. Zelensky has refused to hold a new election, citing martial law, which he has repeatedly extended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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