US EditionKremlin says Putin and Zelenskyy can only meet as final step to peace deal
UKRAINE, JUL 25 – Ukraine proposes a Zelensky-Putin summit by August amid stalled talks and a deal to exchange 1,200 prisoners each, aligning with a 50-day US deadline for peace, officials said.
- On Jul 25, the Kremlin said that a summit between Putin and Zelensky could only happen as a final step to seal a peace deal.
- Under Trump's 50-day ultimatum, Kyiv proposed an August meeting, and President Donald Trump threatened new sanctions unless a deal is sealed by early September.
- On Jul 25, the Russian defence ministry announced that a summit with Putin and Zelensky could only happen as a final step to seal a peace deal, while Peskov described negotiations as 'diametrically opposed' and talks remain stalled.
- Despite the deadline, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov described the positions as `diametrically opposed`, while months of stalled negotiations persist with Ukraine refusing to cede 15 percent of its territory.
- A summit meeting on September 3 will bring Trump, Putin, and Xi Jinping together, and the coming weeks could prove decisive for diplomacy or further conflict.
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Russia signals no Putin-Zelensky meeting until final peace talk stages
The Kremlin ruled out a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before achieving major progress on a peace deal, raising doubt on ending the war before President Trump’s 50-day deadline. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said peace proposals drafted by both sides are “diametrically opposed.” When asked if a meeting between…
The Kremlin has made it clear that it will not stop the war in Ukraine within 50 days, an ultimatum given to Russia by US President Donald Trump on July 14. Ukraine proposed in talks with Russia on Wednesday that a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and dictator Vladimir Putin take place by the end of August, but the Kremlin rejected it, saying that it was “hardly” possible. According to spokesman Dmitry Peskov, such a meeting could on…
Putin Rules Out Any Meeting with Zelensky
“The Kremlin on Friday ruled out any meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before the last stage in signing a peace deal, definitively rebuffing the Ukrainian leader’s calls for a meeting and describing the two sides’ positions as ‘diametrically opposed,'” the Washington Post reports. “The statement appears to effectively preclude any kind of top-level meeting in the near future and casts dou…
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