Zelensky expresses his willingness to join the Trump-Putin summit if invited

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed on Monday his readiness to participate in The expected summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, if he is invited to it.

He said Zelenskyin statements to journalists published Monday: "If I am invited to Budapest, if it is an invitation according to the formula that the three of us will meet, or that President Trump will meet with Putin and that President Trump will meet with me, then according to one formula or another, we will agree."

On the other hand, Zelensky confirmed that Kiev needs 25 Patriot defense systems US air force made to confront Russian strikes, stressing the necessity of using the frozen Russian assets to finance their purchase.

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