Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reiterated that he is ready to meet with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin anywhere, but not in Russia. If Europe or Saudi Arabia are not suitable, the meeting could take place in another country, such as Kazakhstan.

Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with Fox News

Quote: “I didn’t invite him to Kyiv. I said, look, if he doesn’t want to meet with me, of course, he will invite me to Moscow. It’s just to postpone the meeting. That’s it. This is the same if I invite him to Kyiv.”

Details: Zelenskyy emphasised that Putin has many options, as numerous countries have offered their territories as venues for peace talks.

“He has a choice. Trump’s team, my team, Europeans, including Macron and other leaders, and the Turkish president – all of us, all our teams proposed a meeting in Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, in neutral Europe like Austria, Switzerland… And even if you want somewhere else, like Kazakhstan – I mean, we are ready,” Zelenskyy added.

For reference: Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin has visited Kazakhstan’s capital four times (October 2022, November 2023, July 2024 and November 2024).

Background:

Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called Putin’s proposal to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow “unacceptable”.Zelenskyy later stated that such an invitation was meant to delay the meeting. “Our American partners have informed us that Putin has invited me to Moscow. I believe that if you want to prevent the meeting from taking place, you should invite me to Moscow,” the Ukrainian leader said.Putin subsequently indicated that he does not intend to travel anywhere to hold talks with Zelenskyy, but is open to meeting in Moscow.Zelenskyy confirmed he is ready for a summit or meeting with US President Donald Trump and Putin anywhere, except in Russia.

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