Zelensky proposes meeting Putin in US after Russian leader ‘ignores’ G7 invitation

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the United States after Putin declined a G7 invitation. This diplomatic move aims to seek a resolution to the prolonged conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday he was willing to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the United States, suggesting Putin would find such an offer “harder to refuse”. The Ukrainian leader said he made the proposal in a call with US President Donald Trump, and was waiting to see what came of it. Putin has repeatedly rejected offers for a face-to-face meeting with Zelensky to try to broker an end to more than four years of war. The Ukrainian leader said earlier that...