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The Russia-Ukraine war has entered its fifth year, with previous diplomatic efforts stalled. The US, as current G20 president, is seeking to restart negotiations, having engaged with both Kyiv and Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Miami for talks on ending the war, in a media interview released Saturday. The Kremlin said it had not yet made a decision on whether Putin would attend the gathering of world leaders on Dec 14-15, and repeated the Russian leader's demand that Zelensky come to Russia for talks. Putin has repeatedly rejected offers for a face-to-face meeting with Zelensky aimed at brokering an end to more than four years of war. The latest offer comes as Washington seeks to kick-start long-stalled talks on Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II, with US negotiators visiting Kyiv and Moscow and President Donald Trump and Putin this week holding talks over the phone. The US holds this year's presidency of the Group of 20 major economies, which comprises 19 countries plus the European Union and the African Union. Asked whether he would be willing to meet Putin at the summit if both leaders were invited, Zelensky told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle: "Yes, of course. We have to come. We have to meet, to speak, and make decisions. It's not about words. What I will tell him or what he wants to tell me, it doesn't matter." All that mattered were "results", he added. afp
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Putin will attend the G20 summit in Miami and meet with Zelenskyy
Possible · Within weeks
US-led diplomatic efforts will result in renewed negotiations between Ukraine and Russia
Likely · Within weeks
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