Overview

• Speaking at a press conference in Beijing after the Tianjin SCO events, Putin invited Zelensky to come to Moscow for a potential meeting.
• Putin told President Donald Trump a trilateral session was possible only if Zelensky travels to Moscow, with no date set for any summit.
• He warned the war would be settled by force if no deal is reached and claimed Russian troops are advancing on all fronts.
• He said progress would require Ukraine to end martial law, hold elections, and put territorial questions to a referendum.
• He reiterated opposition to Ukraine joining NATO and framed Russia’s aims as protecting cultural and linguistic rights rather than seizing land.