Volodymyr Zelensky opens to a meeting with Vladimir Putin al G20 in Miami, scheduled for December. The Kremlin puts on hold and returns to indicate Moscow as the seat of the meeting. While the Ukrainian president is urging a direct meeting to reach concrete decisions, Russia has made it clear that Putin's participation in the summit has not yet been discussed. Meanwhile, cross-intelligence raids continue on the ground.
The Ukrainian leader's availability comes during an interview with Deutsche Welle. Zelensky says he is ready to travel to Miami if Putin also attends the summit. “Yes, of course. We have to go. We have to meet, talk, and make decisions,” he says. For the Ukrainian president, the value of any potential talks would depend above all on their ability to produce concrete consequences. “It’s not a question of words,” he emphasizes, adding: “Results matter. That’s all.”
This is the prospect of a negotiation at the highest level, also supported by the Ukrainian ambassador to Italy. Ihor BrusyloSpeaking at the European Conference in Ventotene, the diplomat reiterated that "the way out is through negotiations at the leadership level," while rejecting the idea that Ukraine's withdrawal from Donbass could be a prerequisite for negotiations.
The Kremlin slows down and points to Moscow
The Russian response does not confirm any opening towards Miami. The spokesman for the Kremlin Dmitri Peskov He argues that if Zelensky really wants to meet Putin, he can travel to Moscow, echoing a proposal already made by the Russian president. Before him, foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov He had made it clear that a trip to the United States was not on the table. "As for the possibility of Putin's trip, we haven't even discussed it," he said, quoted by Tass. Russian experts, however, are continuing to work on the summit documents.
Peskov also reported aintensification of American peace efforts, hoping for results. However, Putin's message regarding a possible European military presence in Ukraine remains harsh. On the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, the Russian president declared that "the deployment of European forces in Ukraine would mean the respective countries' entry into war with Russia."
Raids continue, casualties and injuries in Ukraine
On the ground, however, new attacks continue. According to UkrinformAt least 35 people, including a five-month-old baby, were injured in the Odessa region, while two others are missing. In Zaporizhia, reports ukrainska pravdaA drone strike killed two people in a residential area. In Kryvyi Rih, a missile hit an industrial plant, killing one and wounding two, according to the Ukrainian news agency RBC. Another strike caused a fire in an industrial area in Dnipro, with no reported casualties.
On the Russian side, drones targeted Tolyatti and Taganrog. A strategic chemical plant was hit, and fires were reported at an airport and an automotive plant.
