Putin invites Zelenskyy for talks in Moscow as Ukraine Russian bombs

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that he had not excluded the possibility of meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and invited him to come to Moscow, according to the Russian media, Tass.

“If Zelenskyy is ready for a meeting, let him come to Moscow,” said Putin, according to a translation of the remarks issued by China, where he met Chinese President Xi Jinping and the North Korean leader Kim Jong one for a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Second World War.

From left to right, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Une and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrive at a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Reduction of the Second World War of Japan held in front of the Tiananmen door in Beijing, China, Wednesday, September 3. (Alexander Kazakov, Spoutnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Zelenskyy’s office did not immediately answer questions from Fox News Digital, any more than the White House.

But any possibility that Zelenskyy goes to Russia seems very improbable given the threats he would face, and the fact that Putin clearly indicated his main objective is to avoid Zelenskyy de Kyiv.

The former head of the CIA Moscow station, Dan Hoffman, echoes these security problems and told Fox News Digital: “There is no way that Zelenskyy goes to Moscow.”

US President Donald Trump (R) welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin when he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders meet for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Images Andrew Harnik / Getty)

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Zelenskyy has proposed face -to -face meetings with Putin on several occasions using a third third nation like Turkey, although the chief of the Kremlin has so far refused to engage directly with the Ukrainian president.

“Putin invaded Ukraine,” said Hoffman. “(Putin) does this to make believe that he is negotiating in good faith and tries to make a gap between Zelenskyy and the United States, as well as Zelenskyy and Europe.”

The firefighters work on the site of a fire building after a Russian attack in kyiv, Ukraine, early Thursday, August 28, 2025. (Photo Efrem Lukatsky / AP)

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While European leaders firmly supported Zelenskyy in opposition to Putin, Trump’s position has remained more ambiguous since its entry into office.

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It is not clear if Trump will believe that Putin extends an offer of good faith to meet Zelenskyy or see her as a false attempt at the art of the Spirit when he continues to strongly attack Ukraine.

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