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applegrove

(128,295 posts)
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:37 PM Sep 4

Putin Says He'll Meet Zelensky But Only In Moscow

Putin Says He’ll Meet Zelensky But Only In Moscow

September 4, 2025 at 6:40 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 38 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/09/04/putin-says-hell-meet-zelensky-but-only-in-moscow/


Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is willing to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Moscow, CNN reports.

Said Putin: “Donald asked me if it was possible to hold such a meeting. I said yes, it is possible. In the end, if Zelensky is ready, let him come to Moscow. Such a meeting will take place.”
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Putin Says He'll Meet Zelensky But Only In Moscow (Original Post) applegrove Sep 4 OP
Can we dress up Trump in a Zelensky disguise and send HIM to the meeting??? Moostache Sep 4 #1
Zelenskyy would never do that. Ritabert Sep 4 #2
Oh hell no........................ Lovie777 Sep 4 #3
No. They should meet in some EU country. greatauntoftriplets Sep 4 #4
neutral ground... like Bangkok or Dubai? WarGamer Sep 4 #6
Perhaps. greatauntoftriplets Sep 4 #8
Because there are Trump branded properties there? WarGamer Sep 4 #10
And Z will reply, only meet in Kiev....No? But Vlad you are being so unreasonable, da?..nt mitch96 Sep 4 #5
No! canetoad Sep 4 #7
"Donald asked me..." MorbidButterflyTat Sep 4 #9
If he was foolish enough to do that he would never make it out alive. lostincalifornia Sep 4 #11
Fuck no nt mr715 Sep 4 #12
Puty has only gotten cockier with his buffoon puppet shitting the international stage as planned themaguffin Sep 4 #13
F NO happy feet Sep 4 #14
Did he put his pinky to the corner of his mouth when he said that? BeyondGeography Sep 4 #15
Well, FUCK THAT, murderous war monger! Slava Ukraini! electric_blue68 Sep 4 #16
Ofcourse he would. FUCK HIM! bluestarone Sep 4 #17
Sadly, we could have done that to Putin in Alaska Buckeyeblue Sep 4 #18
Beware Russian gravity. The Wizard Sep 4 #19
Putin's hospitality might be less questionable if he hadn't tried to bump off Zelensky many times since 2022 Emrys Sep 4 #20
no no a thousand times NO! nt orleans Sep 4 #21
That Vlad! He's such a card! "Ah my friend Volodymyr, you must get the good view of Red Square, right from this window!" marble falls Sep 4 #22
Too many windows. LisaL Sep 4 #23
If that is an actually quote, this is quite interesting dsc Sep 4 #24
What a deal! Come to Moscow and leave in a box. sinkingfeeling Sep 4 #25
Putin will kill Zelensky. Irish_Dem Sep 4 #26
EXACTLY!!! no_hypocrisy Sep 4 #27
Like Navalny. Kid Berwyn Sep 5 #30
Yes he would like to torture Zelenskyy before he kills him. Irish_Dem Sep 5 #32
chuckle chuckle, I'll bet Putin would. HaHaHa republianmushroom Sep 4 #28
Would Churchhill and FDR have gone to Berlin to meet with Hitler during WWII? Irish_Dem Sep 5 #29
Three words: Fat.. fucking.. chance. ananda Sep 5 #31
No thanks Prairie Gates Sep 5 #33
"I would be delighted to marry my daughter to Edmure Tully, with Robb Stark in attendance." -- Walder Frey Efilroft Sul Sep 5 #34

Moostache

(10,806 posts)
1. Can we dress up Trump in a Zelensky disguise and send HIM to the meeting???
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 04:38 PM
Sep 4

The headlines "Trump found dead in Zelensky costume after Putin plot" has a nice ring to it.

WarGamer

(17,921 posts)
10. Because there are Trump branded properties there?
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:19 PM
Sep 4

I don't think that moves the neutral ground thing.

Bangkok is just a few more hrs to the East.

MorbidButterflyTat

(3,708 posts)
9. "Donald asked me..."
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:15 PM
Sep 4


Sure. President Zelenskyy will rush right over to Moscow for a cup of plutonium or take in a nice view falling from a window. Maybe he'll be escorted to Alexei Navalny's old prison cell for an extended visit.

What a worthless little criminal punk.

themaguffin

(4,686 posts)
13. Puty has only gotten cockier with his buffoon puppet shitting the international stage as planned
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 05:23 PM
Sep 4

Emrys

(8,711 posts)
20. Putin's hospitality might be less questionable if he hadn't tried to bump off Zelensky many times since 2022
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 06:49 PM
Sep 4
Assassination attempts on Volodymyr Zelenskyy

According to Ukrainian government officials and news sources, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has survived dozens of assassination and kidnapping attempts by Russian or pro-Russian agents during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including at least three that were foiled by Ukrainian security services.
...
During the conflict there were conflicting accounts of the number of assassination attempts made against Zelenskyy. Presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak referenced the issue while speaking to the Ukrainian Pravda news outlet, saying, "Our foreign partners are talking about two or three attempts. I believe that there were more than a dozen attempts".

In addition, on Saturday, 26 February 2022, an assassination attempt by a group of Chechen mercenaries was prevented on the outskirts of Kyiv with the would-be assassins killed.

In early March 2022, the head of Ukraine's National Security Council, Oleksiy Danilov, said that Zelenskyy had survived three assassination attempts in one week. Danilov credited the aid of anti-war intelligence officers within Russia's FSB who shared information with Ukrainian forces about the planned attacks by two groups of assassins from Chechnya.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Volodymyr_Zelenskyy

marble falls

(68,668 posts)
22. That Vlad! He's such a card! "Ah my friend Volodymyr, you must get the good view of Red Square, right from this window!"
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:34 PM
Sep 4

dsc

(53,150 posts)
24. If that is an actually quote, this is quite interesting
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:48 PM
Sep 4

"Donald asked me . . ." I can't recall any foreign leader calling our President by his first name.

Irish_Dem

(75,204 posts)
29. Would Churchhill and FDR have gone to Berlin to meet with Hitler during WWII?
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 05:32 AM
Sep 5

And come face to face with the Nazi Gestapo and SS?

They didn't trust Hitler any further than they could throw him.

Efilroft Sul

(4,179 posts)
34. "I would be delighted to marry my daughter to Edmure Tully, with Robb Stark in attendance." -- Walder Frey
Fri Sep 5, 2025, 08:46 AM
Sep 5
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