Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin has not been formally invited to attend the G7 summit by Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to Al-Arabiya English.
Peskov stated that Russia had not receive any official requests from any recognized channels, clarifying that Moscow and Kyiv do not maintain structured communication.
“There are currently no official channels between Kyiv and Moscow,” he said.
He also reaffirmed Moscow’s stance that Putin has already defined the conditions for dialogue, suggesting that Zelensky could travel to Moscow if he is ready to engage in “serious” negotiations.
In a remote address to the Reuters NEXT conference in London on Tuesday, Zelensky ruled out talks in Moscow, saying that Ukraine “does not play these games.” He further noted that any direct meetings with Putin should take place in a neutral country, citing Switzerland, Turkey, and countries in the Middle East as possible venues for such talks.
“At the same time, Putin does not want to end the war,” Zelensky said.
Moreover, Putin this month dismissed an offer from Zelensky for a face-to-face meeting to end the conflict.
Multiple Western European countries, including France, have supported the idea of resuming dialogue with Moscow in an attempt to put an end the war in Ukraine, Europe’s most severe conflict since World War II. However, Russia has preferred to address the conflict with US President Donald Trump’s administration, with the Kremlin opposing European involvement in talks.
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