Kremlin pours cold water on Zelenskyy–Putin meeting prospects
Dmitry Peskov (Photo: REUTERS/Ramil Sitdikov/Pool/File Photo)
A summit meeting
between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump,
and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin would be held only “to finalize agreements,”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Feb. 25.
According to Russian state propaganda agency TASS, a one‑on‑one meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin is “in doubt” while Ukraine refuses to accept Russia’s territorial demands.
He also repeated an earlier “invitation” for Zelenskyy to travel to Moscow for talks.
In recent weeks, the Ukrainian president had been suggesting that only direct talks with Putin could resolve the remaining sticking points in the U.S.-backed peace plan, namely the question of control over Donbas. Zelenskyy said he is willing to meet on neutral ground but ruled out meeting Putin in Moscow.
On Feb. 21, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News that the United States hopes for three‑way talks with Ukraine and Russia within about three weeks that could lead to a summit between Zelenskyy and Putin.
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