Volodymyr Zelensky has called for Vladimir Putin come to Kyiv for talks to end the war he started, after rejecting an offer by the Russian leader to go to Moscow.

The Russian president has said he would not travel anywhere for talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, although he has suggested he would be open to a meeting in Moscow.

But in an interview with ABC News , the Ukrainian president dismissed this possibility, saying he "can't go to the capital of this terrorist."

Yuriy Boyechko, CEO of Hope for Ukraine, which supports communities on the war's frontline, told Newsweek that Putin's invitation was simply "a strategic move to manipulate" U.S. President Trump, who is pushing for the leaders to meet.

Newsweek has contacted the Kremlin for comment.

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