Zelenskyy wants a strong reaction from the United States if Putin rejects the bilateral meeting

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy He said he wanted a “strong reaction” from the United States government if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not sit with him to attend a bilateral meeting.

This comes at a time when US President Donald Trump is seeking to mediate a peace agreement between the two countries, who have been in war since the invasion of Moscow in February 2022 to Ukraine, although Trump has admitted that Putin may not be ready to conclude a deal.

Zelenskyy said he already agreed to a proposed meeting with Putin.

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“She immediately responded to a bilateral meeting: We are ready. But what if the Russians were not ready?” Zelenskiy told a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday.

“If the Russians are not ready, we would like to see a strong reaction from the United States.”

Trump met separately with both leaders last week, with Zelinski visiting the White House with other European leaders earlier this week and the American president Putin meeting In Alaska last week.

The White House said that Putin was Ready to meet With his Ukrainian enemy after a phone call this week with Trump.

“President Trump spoke with President Putin on the phone, and he agreed to start the next stage of the peace process, a meeting between President Putin and President Zelinski, who will be followed, if necessary, through a tripartite meeting between President Putin, President Zelinski and President Trump,” said White House press secretary Caroline Levitte on Tuesday.

The path towards peace between the two sides is still not certain despite its diplomatic efforts in the United States, where the US government and its allies are trying to define the potential security guarantees of Ukraine.

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Zelinski said it is unclear what the concessions about the lands were ready to end the conflict. Trump has already said that Kyiv and Moscow would need to waive lands.

“To discuss what Ukraine wants to do, let us first hear what Russia wants to do.” “We don’t know that.”

Reuters contributed to this report.