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Zelenskyy Rejects Putin’s Invitation for Meeting in Moscow: ‘He Can Come to Kyiv’

The Russian president said peace summit can only happen in Moscow, while the Ukrainian leader called the idea a stalling tactic.
Zelenskyy Rejects Putin’s Invitation for Meeting in Moscow: ‘He Can Come to Kyiv’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a news conference in Berlin, on Aug. 13, 2025. Omer Messinger/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that the two leaders meet in Moscow for peace talks, saying he refuses to travel to the capital of a country still bombarding his nation.

“He can come to Kyiv,” Zelenskyy told ABC News in a Sept. 5 interview. “I can’t go to Moscow when my country’s under missiles, under attack, each day. I can’t go to the capital of this terrorist.”
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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