Zelensky and Putin Meeting Proposal at G20

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet Russian

President Vladimir Putin at the upcoming G20 summit in Miami.

But Kremlin has rejected the proposal.

Well, Zelensky expressed his willingness to meet

Putin in Miami for talks on ending

the war during a press interview. However, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry

Peskov said that such a meeting is not possible, reiterating

Moscow's earlier position that a one-on-one meeting between the two

leaders can only take place in the Russian capital.

Well, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

also reiterated Moscow's position,

saying Zelensky was invited earlier, and that if he wants to meet,

he should come to Moscow. Lavrov further said Russia will not halt

its

military operations in Ukraine, even if peace talks take place.

An invitation was extended to this individual.

If he wants to meet, let him come. That in itself is a massive gesture of

goodwill on our part, given that he still hasn't revoked his decree

banning

contact with Putin and his team.

Meanwhile, Russian strikes have killed at least seven

people and injured dozens

more in Ukraine. According to Ukrainian officials,

two people were killed in

Zaporizhzhia, two in Zhytomyr, and two more in Kryvyi Rih.

Another person was killed in Kramatorsk.

In Odesa, 37 people were injured after an apartment building

was hit, while

another 11 were wounded in Chornomorsk.

Two people remain missing in Odesa as rescue operations continue.

And Ukrainian President Zelensky has urged allies to respond more forcefully to

Russia's intensifying attacks, warning that the escalation raises

fresh concerns ahead of another winter of war.

He said when Russia so blatantly turns ordinary people into targets of its

attacks, it is frustrating that the response from the world's

strongest powers does

not match the level of Russia's escalation.

Furthermore, Ukraine's Prime Minister, Sergiy Shmyhal, has warned that the

country's economy is facing its toughest period yet, as Russian

strikes intensify and the scale of destruction continues to

grow.

Ukraine's Economy Minister, Oleksandr Kravchenko, has also warned of a

difficult period ahead, saying Ukraine is facing billions of dollars in

damages from Russian attacks and disruptions to its seaports.

He estimates the destruction could reach $10 billion this year and cut

economic growth by 1.5 percentage points.

The fact that the economy is in its most difficult state,

which by the way

is unfolding precisely during these two months, is because the

intensity of strikes has increased many times over, the destruction

has multiplied several times, and the consequences of these attacks have

grown significantly. Accordingly, yes, all

this has fallen on my term and that of our renewed government.