Zelensky Offers to Meet Putin Outside Moscow

Volodymyr Zelensky has once again proposed a meeting with Vladimir Putin outside of Moscow. “I am ready to meet with Putin. Of course, not in Moscow or Kyiv. But if he is willing to meet with me, there are many places. We can find such a place in the Middle East, Europe, or the United States—anywhere,” he said in an interview with RAI television.

Zelensky also rejected the idea of withdrawing Ukrainian troops from Donbas. Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov stated that Putin has repeatedly said Zelensky can come to Moscow if he is ready for dialogue. According to him, Russia has never refused a meeting with Zelensky, but such interactions need to be well-prepared.

On January 23, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov announced that the withdrawal of Ukrainian armed forces from Donbas is a crucial condition for the Russian side.