Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on Tuesday, May 27th, that he was ready for a trilateral meeting with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
“If Putin is not comfortable with a bilateral meeting, or if everyone wants it to be a trilateral meeting, I don’t mind. I am ready for any format,” Zelensky said in comments that were published on Wednesday.
The Ukrainian leader also urged Washington to hit Moscow with a package of hard-hitting sanctions on its banking and energy sector.
“We are waiting for sanctions from the United States of America,” Zelensky said.
UPDATE: The Kremlin on Wednesday brushed off the Ukrainian president’s call for a three-way summit with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
Moscow said any meeting involving Russian President Putin and Zelensky would only happen after “concrete agreements” had been struck between negotiators from each side.
