Zelenskyy Offers to Meet Putin at G20 Summit in Miami

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW) that he would be willing to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami, according to the broadcaster.

Zelenskyy told DW that Ukraine was currently negotiating from a position of strength, though the report did not detail the specific evidence he cited for this assessment.

The Ukrainian leader's offer to meet Putin marks a notable development in the ongoing efforts to address the war between Russia and Ukraine, which has continued since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

DW reported the comments as part of an exclusive interview, though further details on the timing of the proposed meeting, Russia's potential response, or the broader agenda for such talks were not included in the available excerpt.

The G20, a forum of the world's major economies, has previously served as a venue where global leaders have discussed the conflict, though Russia's participation in past summits has been a point of diplomatic contention among member states.

DW did not immediately provide additional details on whether the Kremlin had responded to Zelenskyy's proposal.