Invite Putin to Kyiv? Zelensky Says Russians ‘Came Uninvited’ in 2022
President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the idea of inviting Russian leader Vladimir Putin to Kyiv, recalling Russia’s 2022 invasion and describing invitations to Kyiv or Moscow as destructive gestures. Speaking alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Nov. 3, he called for substantive face-to-face negotiations. The leaders also discussed security guarantees, Ukraine’s priorities for Abu Dhabi talks and German winter assistance.
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[Claude] Both describe Zelensky rejecting the idea of inviting Putin to Kyiv as destructive, with no conflicting facts.
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