US President Donald Trump has stated his willingness to invite Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the G20 summit, which is due to take place on 14–15 December in Miami. Washington had previously sent an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin. If both leaders travel to the US and agree to hold talks, this could mark their first face-to-face meeting since December 2019, when they met at the «Normandy Four» summit in Paris.
- Trump is prepared to invite Zelenskyy to the G20 summit in the US.
- Putin has already received an invitation, but has not confirmed his attendance.
- The summit will take place on 14–15 December in Miami.
- Zelenskyy and Putin last met in 2019.
Trump has backed Zelenskyy’s participation in the G20 summit
Whilst speaking to journalists on 31 October at the Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, the US President was asked whether he planned to invite Zelensky to the G20 summit, in response to the invitation sent previously To Putin.
«I would invite him. Yes, I would. No problem,» replied Trump.
Prior to this, the US leader stated that he had recently spoken with Zelenskyy and believed that the Russian-Ukrainian the war may come to an end in the near future.
On the eve of the US Secretary of State’s visit Marco Rubio He also did not rule out the Ukrainian president’s participation in the summit, emphasising that the final decision on the invitation would be made by Trump.
Summit G20 will take place on 14–15 December at the Trump National Doral resort near Miami. The United States holds the presidency of the G20 throughout 2026.
Zelenskyy and Putin may meet for the first time in seven years
The last face-to-face meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin took place on 9 December 2019 in Paris during the Normandy Format talks, which were attended by France and Germany.
Since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, there have been no direct talks between the presidents of Ukraine and Russia.
Zelenskyy had previously expressed his willingness to meet with Putin at the G20 summit in Miami, provided that such a meeting was aimed at achieving concrete results in bringing the war to an end.
At the same time, the Kremlin has not yet confirmed the Russian president’s attendance at the December summit. In September, Moscow stated that it would consider the US invitation, but had not yet reached a final decision.
Washington is therefore paving the way for both leaders to attend the same international event. However, the date and format of a possible meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin have not yet been agreed.
