The Russian president has agreed to meet the Ukrainian leader, according to his spokesman<\/p>\n
Only Moscow is currently being discussed as a venue for a potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Thursday.
\nRussia has discussed a potential Putin-Zelensky summit on multiple occasions, including in phone conversations between Putin and US President Donald Trump, according to the Kremlin.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re still talking about Moscow,\u201d Peskov said in a press briefing. \u201cSpeculative discussions are inappropriate here.\u201d
\nA day earlier, Putin\u2019s top aide Yury Ushakov reaffirmed that a meeting could be arranged in the Russian capital.
\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,\u201d he told the national broadcaster Russia 1. \u201cAnd we will guarantee his safety and the necessary working conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Kremlin confirms second round of talks with US and Ukraine<\/p>\n
The presidential aide stressed, however, that such a summit would need to be both carefully prepared and goal-oriented with the aim of signing concrete agreements.
\nThe comments came a few days after the first direct trilateral talks between Russia, US and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi.
\nThe negotiations have \u201cmade a lot of progress,\u201d with a \u201clot of good things happening between the counterparties,\u201d White House special envoy Steve Witkoff said in a cabinet meeting on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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Trump envoys won\u2019t attend next Russia-Ukraine talks \u2013 Rubio<\/p>\n
The next round of trilateral talks is scheduled for Sunday, but Witkoff and Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner will not be attending, according to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
\nThe Ukrainian leader signed a decree banning negotiations with Putin in 2022, after four former Ukrainian regions overwhelmingly voted to join Russia in a series of referendums.
\nMoscow has repeatedly pointed out that despite voicing readiness to meet the Russian president, Zelensky has not yet repealed the ban.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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