Russia's Putin willing to meet Ukraine's Zelenskyy if he 'comes to Moscow'

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Russia's Putin willing to meet Ukraine's Zelenskyy if he 'comes to Moscow'  Putin expressed willingness on Wednesday to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow, but Ukraine's foreign minister rejected the idea. Meanwhile, Trump continues to push for peace talks that would end Russia's war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/03/putin-willing-to-meet-zelenskyy-if-he-comes-to-moscow  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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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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