00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin said he's open to a face-to-face meeting with his Ukrainian
00:07counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, but only if he comes to Moscow. Putin spoke at a press conference
00:13following the Victory Day parade in Beijing. He said U.S. President Donald Trump had asked the
00:19two to sit down together. The Russian leader said he never excluded the possibility of meeting
00:24Zelensky, but once again questioned the legitimacy of his presidency.
00:30The Kremlin has repeatedly brought up the issue of Zelensky's presidential term having expired,
00:48although Ukraine legally cannot hold elections while it is at war and with a portion of its
00:53territory under occupation. The latest words from Putin come after a flurry of meetings organized
00:59by Trump in August, including a summit with Putin in Alaska, quickly followed by another one with
01:05Zelensky and European and NATO leaders in Washington. Citing different reasons, Moscow has previously
01:13repeatedly rejected the possibility of direct talks with Zelensky.
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