‘Unacceptable proposal,’ says Ukraine after Putin offers to meet Zelenskyy in Moscow

He also accused Russian President Putin of messing around with everyone by knowingly making unacceptable proposals.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech prior to a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Ready to host Zelenskyy in Moscow: Putin

Sybiha was responding to Putin’s comment, saying he was ready to hold talks with Zelenskyy if the Ukrainian President came to Moscow, while casting doubt on whether such talks would be useful.

During his visit to China, Putin said on Wednesday he sees “a light at the end of the tunnel” in efforts to resolve the conflict. “We’ll see how the situation develops.”

“It seems to me that if common sense prevails, it will be possible to agree on an acceptable solution to end this conflict. That is my assumption,” he said.

The Russian leader added he is ready to host Zelenskyy in Moscow, but noted that the latter’s presidential term had long expired. Putin also added that, according to the Ukrainian constitution, Zelenskyy has no option to extend his powers.

Putin-Zelenskyy meeting

Zelenskyy has agreed to meet Putin, a summit backed by Trump, to discuss the terms of a possible deal that could bring an end to the war, but the Russian side has so far remained non-committal on bilateral or trilateral talks.

Trump to talks to Zelenskyy

On Wednesday, US President Trump said he plans to hold talks about the war in Ukraine in the coming days.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Speaking to reporters in Washington, Trump said, “I’m going to be speaking with him very shortly, and I’ll have a clearer picture of what we’re going to do.”

“We’ve already taken strong action, as you know, and in other ways as well. I’ll be talking to him in the coming days, and we’ll see what comes out of it,” he added.

A White House official said Trump is expected to speak with Zelenskyy on Thursday.

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