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Zelensky is ready to meet Putin in any country in the world, except for two - Yermak

Share: According to the chairman of the OP Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet with Vladimir Putin "anywhere in the world, except Russia or Belarus. " However, Putin has repeatedly rejected such proposals. The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine said about a potential meeting between Zelenskyi and Putin in an interview with Axios, published on October 16.

According to Andriy Yermak, the President of Ukraine is still ready for any format of negotiations and told US President Donald Trump about it in a phone conversation a week ago. The head of the OP noted that Zelensky's invitation to the White House was the result of two telephone conversations. "Both calls were very good. The presidents understand each other. They immediately started talking very concretely.

The fact that they agreed on a meeting so quickly shows that we are friends and partners," Yermak said. According to him, both calls were conducted on a secure line, but some issues can only be discussed in person. "For example, regarding the situation on the front line. For example, regarding our (military — ed. ) plans and how we and the American side see the next steps of the peace process," the head of the OP explained.

He added that Zelensky hopes to receive clear decisions from the US regarding the supply of weapons systems after the meeting with Trump at the White House. "I think we need solutions that will help change Putin's attitude to the fact that he is in a strong position. He needs to understand that it is impossible to play games with President Trump," Andriy Yermak said.

Zelensky himself, commenting on the telephone conversation between Trump and Putin on October 16, noted that "Moscow is in a hurry to resume dialogue as soon as it hears about the Tomahawks". We will remind you that after the telephone conversation with the President of the Russian Federation on October 16, Trump announced that he would meet with Putin in Budapest.