On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that he has “never refused” a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and suggested Zelenskyy could visit Moscow, as reported by Russian state-run news outlet Tass.
“If Zelenskyy is prepared for a meeting, let him come to Moscow,” Putin stated, according to a translation of his comments made in China, where he attended a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of World War II.
From the left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrive for a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender at Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Yeah, there will be.”
It remains uncertain whether Trump will interpret Putin’s offer as a genuine gesture toward meeting with Zelenskyy or view it as a deceptive act of diplomacy, given his ongoing harsh rhetoric against Ukraine.
