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Zelenski said he could meet Putin in Switzerland, Austria or Turkey

The Ukrainian President has refused to hold the meeting in Moscow and believes that it would be 'difficult' to organise it in Hungary as proposed.
AME1385. WASHINGTON (ESTADOS UNIDOS), 18/08/2025.- El presidente de Ucrania, Volodímir Zelenski, da declaraciones este lunes, luego de su reunión con su homólogo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, en Washington (EE.UU). EFE/ Octavio Guzmán

Volodimir Zelenski, President of Ukraine.

UkrainianPresident VolodImir   has stated that a possible meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin  could take place in a "neutral" European country such as Switzerland, Austria or Turkey .

"We think it would be fair, and the Europeans insisted, that the meeting should take place in a neutral European countrybecause there is a war in Ukraine and Europe, "Zelenski said in a meeting with journalists.

On the contrary, it has refused to hold the meeting in Moscowand has insisted that it would be 'difficult' to organise Hungaryn as proposed.

"It's not easy because all the countries of Europe are united in this war to express their support for Ukraine, and actually Budapestdidn't help us, "he added.

"If the negotiations were to take place in Vienna , we would be in touch to allow President Putin to participate, "Austrian PrimeMinister Christian Stocker 's office said in a statement.

US PresidentDonald Trump has also said he wants to "see what happens" at abilateral meeting between Putin and Zelensky  before discussing the possibility of participating in a trialogue to reach a peace agreement.

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