VLADIMIR Putin is ready to meet Volodymyr Zelensky, the Kremlin has announced.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said his boss may meet the Ukrainian leader “after preparatory work is done at the expert level”.
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It comes as Donald Trump’s deadline for a Ukraine peace is set to hit in just days after the MAGA prez cut the 50-day waiting period to just “10-12 days”.
This means the Russians just have till August 8 to strike a peace deal with Ukraine or else face criplling “secondary tariffs”.
Trump has previously threatened that new measures could mean sanctions, which would further stifle Russia.
Despite the pressure from Washington, Russia has continued its onslaught against its pro-Western neighbour.
Putin, who has consistently rejected calls for a ceasefire, said over the weekend that he wants peace but that his demands for ending his invasion were “unchanged”.
“We need a lasting and stable peace on solid foundations that would satisfy both Russia and Ukraine, and would ensure the security of both countries,” Putin told reporters.
But he added that “the conditions (from the Russian side) certainly remain the same.”
It comes as Trump confirmed his special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia in the coming week.
The Republican leader said Witkoff would visit “I think next week, Wednesday or Thursday.”
Mocow today said that Witkoff’s visit would be important and helpful.
“We are always happy to see Mr. Witkoff in Moscow… We consider such contact important, substantial and helpful,” Peskov said.
He added that a meeting with President Vladimir Putin was possible.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has already met Witkoff multiple times in Moscow before Trump’s efforts to mend ties with the Kremlin came to a grinding halt.
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