Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin to come to Moscow and said that the Russian dictator could come to Kyiv. He said this in an interview ABC News .

"He can come to Kyiv. I can't go to Moscow when my country is under rocket fire and attacks every day. I can't go to the capital of this terrorist," the head of state noted, adding that Putin understands this.

According to Zelensky, Putin's so-called proposal was intended to delay the meeting, as the Ukrainian president has repeatedly stated that he is ready to meet with the Kremlin ruler in any format.

"If a person doesn't want to meet during the war, they can, of course, offer something that may not be acceptable to me or others," he said.

Probability of a meeting between Putin and Zelensky

As UNIAN previously reported, in an interview at the end of August, US President Donald Trump expressed doubt that in the near future there will be a bilateral meeting Putin and Zelensky, although he previously stated that preparations for it are already underway. As for a trilateral meeting with his participation, Trump believes that it can take place.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also stated that it was obvious that There will be no meeting between Zelensky and Putin . Before meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, he said that the German and French governments would discuss the war in Ukraine"taking into account the fact that the meeting between President Zelensky and President Putin will obviously not take place - despite the agreement between Trump and Putin last week when we were in Washington."

In addition, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after discussing the issue of war with Russian dictator Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky, noted that parties"not yet ready" for bilateral meeting.