Putin ‘far from’ meeting Zelenskyy as Kremlin prepares for talks with Trump
Moscow dismisses US talk of three-way summit saying it ‘was not discussed’ with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff
Vladimir Putin has said he is not ready to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy, even as the Kremlin said preparations were under way for a set-piece bilateral summit with Donald Trump next week.
“I have nothing against it in general, it is possible, but certain conditions must be created for this,” said Putin of the meeting with Zelenskyy, speaking to reporters at the Kremlin. “But unfortunately, we are still far from creating such conditions.”