Overview
- During a visit to the Azerbaijani city of Gabala, Volodymyr Zelensky proposed holding a new trilateral round with Russia in Azerbaijan after meeting President Ilham Aliyev.
- He said Ukraine is ready to take part in the talks in the near future if Moscow chooses diplomacy.
- Zelensky emphasized partner mediation, pointing to earlier rounds in Turkey and later in Switzerland with U.S. involvement.
- Azerbaijan previously hosted meetings between senior NATO officials and the Russian military from 2017 to 2020, a track record cited to support Baku as a host.
- Russia has not accepted the offer, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has described such talks as postponed indefinitely, according to La Jornada.