Kremlin reproaches Zelenskyy for not responding to invitation to meet Putin in Moscow

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on a repeat invitation for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to hold talks with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin in Moscow, has reproached the Ukrainian leader for not responding to it in any way.

Source: Russian media outlet Interfax

Details: Meanwhile, while answering a question about Russia's readiness to meet Zelenskyy in the United Arab Emirates, Peskov made it clear that the Kremlin is not currently considering any venue for talks other than Moscow.

"We are, for now, talking about Moscow. As diplomats say, hypothetical considerations are inappropriate," he said.

Background: Earlier, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told European Pravda that Zelenskyy is ready to meet Putin in person to settle two key issues in peace talks – territories and future control of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.

After that, Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov stated that if Zelenskyy wants to meet with Putin, he can travel to Moscow.

Previously:

• In September 2025, Putin made it clear that he would not travel elsewhere to hold talks with Zelenskyy but was ready to meet in Moscow.
• Sybiha described Putin's proposal to meet with Zelenskyy in Moscow as "unacceptable".
• Later, Zelenskyy said the invitation was a way for Putin to delay a meeting. "Our American partners have informed us that Putin has invited me to Moscow. I believe that if you want to prevent the meeting from taking place, you should invite me to Moscow," the Ukrainian president noted.

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