Zelenskyy Putin talks

Zelenskyy rejects Kremlin demand to meet Putin in Moscow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 16 ruled out meeting Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow, saying Ukraine would not play “games.”

16 June, 04:29 PM

Fico’s Moscow trip spins Ukraine talks into disputed Kremlin phone drama

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should call Russian dictator Vladimir Putin himself if he is interested in negotiations to end the war, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said after a visit to Moscow.

10 May, 08:15 PM

Putin aide pushes Moscow meeting that Zelenskyy has already ruled out

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is ready to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow, Putin aide Yuri Ushakov cynically said on May 9.

9 May, 08:55 PM

Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Putin in any format if words match actions

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is ready to meet with Russian representatives, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, in any format, but stressed that Putin’s words must be matched by actions.

29 December 2025, 04:17 PM

Zelenskyy signals possible U.S.-Putin talks after recent meetings

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a U.S. delegation may hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as Wednesday, said on Dec. 24.

24 December 2025, 03:50 PM

Ukraine intelligence: war could end by 2026 if sanctions and aid increase

Russia’s war against Ukraine could end by late 2026 if the right conditions are met, Ukrainian military intelligence representative Andriy Yusov said in an interview with Novyny.Live on Sept. 5.

7 September 2025, 04:05 PM

Kremlin says Putin ready to meet Zelenskyy if Ukraine lifts ban

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on July 22 that Russia is “ready” to consider a meeting between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but only if Ukraine lifts its official ban on direct negotiations.

22 July 2025, 08:05 PM

Ukraine says only direct Zelenskyy-Putin meeting can end war

A breakthrough in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine will only be possible through a direct meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya said in an interview with Suspilne on June 19.

20 June 2025, 05:57 PM

ISW: Kremlin talks peace but demands surrender

Russian officials have publicly admitted that Moscow’s true goal is the total destruction of Ukraine, signaling that the Kremlin remains uninterested in good-faith peace negotiations, analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in their June 3 assessment.

4 June 2025, 12:00 PM

Zelenskyy says Putin’s absence from Türkiye talks insults Trump and Erdoğan

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s decision not to attend talks in Türkiye and instead send a lower-level delegation is a show of disrespect toward U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press conference in Ankara on May 15.

15 May 2025, 05:28 PM

Ukraine’s intel chief: Zelenskyy fully prepared to meet Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is fully prepared for direct negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Istanbul, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR), Kyrylo Budanov, said in comments to RBC-Ukraine on May 14.

14 May 2025, 01:37 PM

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