US EditionZelensky Ready to Join Putin-Trump Summit ‘if Invited', Ukraine to Buy 25 Patriot Systems
Zelensky signals willingness to join talks with Putin and Trump to seek peace after 3.5 years of war, contingent on receiving a formal invitation to the Budapest summit.
- On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would accept a three-way, `shuttle diplomacy` meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Budapest if invited.
- At a White House meeting on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to make a deal with Russia and accept current frontline positions, including the Donbas region.
- Media reports said the talks became a `shouting match` as the U.S. side urged Ukraine to accept Russia's terms, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Putin a `terrorist` and sought Tomahawk missiles without a clear commitment.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticised Budapest as the venue and said Viktor Orban, Hungarian Prime Minister, could not provide a balanced contribution, stressing his aim for a just peace.
- With the war rooted in Russia's February 2022 invasion, the U.S. president has pressed Nato nations, China and India to stop buying Russian oil and threatened tougher sanctions.
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Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski announces that he is ready to join the recent meeting in Budapest between his American counterpart Donald Trump and Russian Vladimir Putin, if he receives an invitation in this regard.
On Monday, the Kremlin expressed its wish that the future summit in Hungary between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, respectively, serve to “promote a peaceful agreement” on Ukraine, without ruling on the possibility of Ukrainian president Volodimir Zelenski participating in the meeting.The spokesman for the Russian Presidency, Dimitri Peskov, stressed that Moscow wants “to advance a peaceful agree…
Zelenskyy says ready to join Putin, Trump at Budapest summit if invited
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin said they would meet in the Hungarian capital, possibly in a matter of weeks, as the U.S. leader continues to try to broker a peace deal to end the three-and-a-half-year war, triggered by Russia’s 2022 invasion
According to Dmitri Peskov, there is for the moment no details about a meeting between Russia and the United States in Budapest and there is still much "preparatory work". Volodymyr Zelensky assured Monday to be ready to join them in Hungary.
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