Putin says 'conditions' for talks not met as Zelensky pushes for meeting with Russia
www.france24.com
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the "conditions" were not yet in place for a face-to-face meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, hours after the Ukrainian president said he was willing to meet…

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/45726560

Zelensky’s statement comes shortly after US President Donald Trump hailed a meeting between his special envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin as “highly productive”.

  • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    1 day ago

    Putin will never do it. Too chicken shit to start with and knows half the world wants him assassinated at this point. Ukraine wouldnt even have to do it themselves, someone else would try.

    • npdean@lemmy.todayEnglish
      13·
      1 day ago

      Putin has travelled abroad since the war started. It is not that easy or profitable to kill a foreign delegate on your soil.

      • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        51·
        1 day ago

        He’s primarily traveled to friendly countries. Ones that have incentives to ensure he is safe.

        • Vincent@feddit.nlEnglish
          3·
          1 day ago

          There’s no reason that a face-to-face meeting with Zelensky couldn’t take place in such a country.

        • Der_Mann_mit_Hut@feddit.orgEnglish
          21·
          1 day ago

          The nuclear arsenal and perhaps just a few conventional balistic missiles targeted at major population centers of the guest country are usually enough to guarantee the safety of politicians of major military powers.