Putin open to phone call with Zelensky, Ukraine suspects a Kremlin trap
The Kremlin is seeking to avoid a face-to-face meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin by proposing they speak by phone instead, the Kyiv Independent has learned. The apparent move comes as Kyiv insists the two leaders should meet in person to address the most pressing issues
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Kremlin offer of a Putin-Zelensky phone call, adding Ukrainian suspicion and a framing about avoiding a face-to-face meeting, and nothing in it contradicts Report 1.
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