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Putin suggests Moscow meeting with Zelensky, sources say

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 19 Aug 2025 21:42
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Putin proposed a Moscow meeting with Zelensky during a call with Trump, but the Ukrainian leader rejected the idea, AFP sources said.

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  • Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to acting governor of the Rostov region Yuri Slyusar during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, August 18, 2025 (AP)
    Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to acting governor of the Rostov region Yuri Slyusar during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, August 18, 2025 (AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested holding a possible meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Moscow during a recent phone call with US President Donald Trump, two sources told AFP. 

“Putin mentioned Moscow” as a location for direct talks aimed at ending the war, one of the sources said. The source added that Zelensky immediately rejected the idea. 

The disclosure came after Trump hosted Zelensky and European leaders in Washington for discussions on ceasefire frameworks and security guarantees for Ukraine. 

While Washington has encouraged direct dialogue between the two leaders, Kiev has consistently ruled out such talks without major concessions from Moscow.

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After hosting Zelensky at the Oval Office, Trump dismissed the notion of a simple truce. "I don't think you need a ceasefire. You know, if you look at the six deals that I settled this year, they were all at war," Trump told reporters. "I didn't do any ceasefires. And I know that it might be good to have, but I can also understand strategically why, well, you know, one country or the other wouldn't want it."

Fox News analyst Retired General Jack Keane said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has yet to offer "a single concession" toward ending the war in Ukraine, reflecting the challenges facing current US-led diplomatic efforts.

Keane, who frequently appears on Fox as a national security commentator and also chairs the Institute for the Study of War, made the observation during an interview that coincided with President Donald Trump's latest round of meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Putin terms unchanged

Keane speculated that Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, returned from talks with Putin convinced that "Putin hadn't changed one iota in terms of a ceasefire," forcing Trump and his team to consider other options, including whether to "crush his economy now or" leave space for a broader bargain.

The retired general emphasized the role of Western security guarantees for Ukraine, noting, "How comprehensive are they? How much teeth are they going to have in them? And certainly, President Zelensky is going to make an assessment of that in terms of does that satisfy him in establishing real deterrence with Putin?"

He added that such guarantees could give Kiev more flexibility, "Because if it does ... what that gives Zelensky, then, is a lot of running room in terms of options. It's possible, then he could give up land and maybe get some others in return if he believes there is a real deterrence there and a real red line that will hold Putin accountable."

Zelensky described his latest conversation with Trump as positive: "I think that we had a very good conversation with President Trump, very good. And it really was the best one, or, sorry, maybe the best one will be in the future."

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