'Why is he hiding?': Ukraine queries Putin's readiness for direct talks with Zelenskyy
Photo: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, but Putin is hiding, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told Russian propagandists.
On the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Russian propagandists bombarded the Ukrainian delegation with questions about the possibility of a meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin.
“Zelenskyy is ready to meet with Putin. The question is: why is he hiding?” Sybiha replied.
The Foreign Ministry’s press service shared a video with journalists.
“Zelenskyy is ready to meet with Putin. The question is: why is he hiding?”
— RBC-Ukraine (@NewsUkraineRBC) April 18, 2026
This was the response from Ukraine’s foreign minister @andrii_sybiha to Russian propagandists who bombarded the Ukrainian delegation with questions about the talks.
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Zelenskyy-Putin meeting
Ukraine is ready for a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Türkiye, but with the participation of two other presidents.
According to Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are welcome to participate in the talks.
Zelenskyy previously said that during the next round of negotiations, it is necessary to agree on a meeting at the leadership level, since only in this format, a decision on the territorial issue can be reached.
