Trump's Moscow Talks Offer Upsets Zelensky
US President Donald Trump proposed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travel to Moscow for peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Zelensky refused and expressed displeasure, according to foreign media reports. Bloomberg reported that Trump renewed his call this week for Zelensky to visit Moscow for a meeting with Putin, but the Ukrainian leader declined the offer. Sources indicated that raising the topic upset the Ukrainian president. Earlier, CIA Director John Ratcliffe suggested organizing a trilateral meeting of the US, Russian, and Ukrainian presidents during his August 25 visit to Moscow. Zelensky has repeatedly rejected the idea of traveling to Moscow, while Putin has said Zelensky could come if he deemed it necessary.