The suggestion was reportedly made during a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly
US President Donald Trump has reportedly called on Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky to travel to Moscow for peace talks with President Vladimir Putin, Bloomberg has reported, citing sources close to the Ukrainian leader. Russia has previously repeatedly said that Zelensky could visit Moscow at any time.
The American president made the suggestion during his meeting with Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week, the outlet reported. The Ukrainian leader rejected the idea, people familiar with the conversation told Bloomberg, adding that Trump’s proposal had “upset him.”
Zelensky was visibly irritated by journalists outside the UN headquarters on Wednesday. Pressed about when he would visit Moscow, the Ukrainian leader replied: “On a f***king missile!”
Earlier this week, Ukraine and 51 of its backers released a statement demanding that Russia accept an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire” so that peace talks between Moscow and Kiev can take place. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow will not halt its military operation, accusing Kiev’s European sponsors of seeking a pause only “to pump the Kiev regime with weapons.”
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