#G20 Miami

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Vladimir Putin is open to contacts with European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. An in-person meeting could take place at the G20 summit in Miami.

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov called a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy at the G20 summit in Miami impossible, stating that dialogue is possible only in Moscow. Kyiv had earlier expressed readiness for a meeting in the United States.

Zelensky declared his readiness to meet Putin at the G20 summit in Miami on December 14–15, but the Kremlin called such a meeting impossible and repeated its demand that negotiations be held only in Moscow.