A meeting which was Putin’s idea.
Putin is a very evil and destructive person.
It’s possible he doesn’t want to be there if Russia is going to accept a ceasefire. Let’s see.
No, it’s standard protocol that initial negotiations are not conducted by heads of state. For very good reasons.
Putin offered direct talks, not a meeting between heads of state.
And there’s no way the Russians will accept that idiotic ceasefire. Why should they?
Zelensky or someone from Ukraine either shows up or it is time Trump cutoff all aid to Ukraine.
Zelensky dragging his feet on peace talks is delaying any implementation of the minerals deal.
That would actually make sense. And meeting with Zelensky directly would be viewed as legitimizing the government in Kiev.
That's what I heard too.
Putin’s only plans are for war, more war, and more of the same.
“We must live in such a way that there are no discussions in society about whether war is necessary or how long it will last. We must live in such a way that anyone who is against war, against the true Russian spirit, culture, religion, is destroyed by society itself. This is the path that our President Putin has chosen. And this is not just my opinion, this is what all the healthy forces in the Kremlin, with whose representatives I communicate, think. There is a lot of war ahead, and thanks to Vladimir Vladimirovich for this. After all, he is saving Russia with war,” Alexandr Dugin commented
https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/5654