The Kremlin on Saturday ruled out a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the sidelines of the G20 summit scheduled to take place in Miami next December, rejecting a proposal put forward by the Ukrainian president.
Kremlin rejects meeting in Miami
The Ukrainian president said the importance of a potential meeting did not lie in political messages or statements, but in its ability to turn talks into tangible results, stressing that “words” were not what ultimately mattered.
The statements come as Washington works to revive efforts to reach a settlement, after diplomatic attempts stalled in recent months amid escalating attacks and long-range strikes between Kyiv and Moscow. US President Donald Trump has said he has not decided whether to invite Putin to the summit, while the Russian president’s participation in the G20 leaders’ meeting remains under consideration.
