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Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a request for a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at a negotiating location outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
"If Zelensky wants to meet, but at the same time demands that he travel somewhere else to do so, that's too much," Putin said at the economic forum in Vladivostok.
"The best place for this (for a meeting) is the capital of the Russian Federation, the hero city of Moscow," he said. Zelensky had previously declined a meeting in Moscow.
According to Ukrainian sources, there are seven countries that are willing to host a summit. In Vladivostok, Putin insisted on Moscow, the location he had already proposed during his visit to China.
The safety of the guests would be 100 percent guaranteed, he said. At the same time, Putin again fundamentally questioned the usefulness of such talks between him and Zelensky, once again casting doubt on the legitimacy of the Ukrainian president. His term officially expired last year, but has been extended due to the state of emergency.
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