Zelenskyy open to Putin meeting at US G20 summit, criticizes Trump's Russian oil tariff waiver

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a potential trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin could occur in the United States during the December G20 Summit, pending confirmation from Moscow and Washington. Zelenskyy expressed readiness to negotiate in any format or location, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, or Europe, and urged increased pressure on Russia rather than Ukraine. He also said the American side signaled a bilateral meeting could happen next week. Separately, Zelenskyy criticized President Donald Trump's waiver of tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, calling it a defeat for the late senator and saying it fuels Russian aggression.