Putin still ready to meet with Zelensky if he wants to — Kremlin aide

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 09, 2026 · 107 words

Ukrainian Inconsistency Diplomatic Readiness

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What to know about Ukrainian Inconsistency

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov stated that President Vladimir Putin remains open to meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Ushakov dismissed messages from Kiev relayed via Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico as outdated and criticized Zelensky's perceived inconsistency.

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Claims checked 5

Techniques found 2

Topics 2

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What happened

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s position regarding his readiness to meet with Vladimir Zelensky for talks remains unchanged, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters.

Why it matters

The diplomat described the messages conveyed from Kiev by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico as outdated and already heard before, saying they "were relayed through many intermediaries, including Trump." "Our president has responded many times that if he…

Common ground

It all ends up hanging in the air," the Russian leader’s aide concluded, referring to Kiev’s inconsistency.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Our president has responded many times that if he (Zelensky - TASS) wants to meet, he should call Moscow; we are ready to receive him and hold talks”

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Web search results confirm that Putin has expressed readiness for direct talks and that there have been public exchanges regarding Zelenskyy's need to initiate or agree to such meetings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a military parade held in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, on 9 May 2025, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, which celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov (Russian: Владимир Рудольфович Соловьёв, born 20 October 1963) is a Russian TV presenter and propagandist. He has been an anchor on the television show Evening with Vladi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Solovyov_(TV_presente…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy (born 25 January 1978) is a Ukrainian politician and former entertainer who, since 2019, has served as the sixth president of Ukraine. He took office five years afte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy

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Claim 2: “The diplomat described the messages conveyed from Kiev by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico as outdated and already heard before”

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The provided evidence mentions Yuri Ushakov's interactions with Steve Witkoff and reports from TASS regarding Robert Fico, but there is no independent corroboration from multiple sources specifically confirming that Ushakov described Fico's messages as 'outdated and already heard before'.

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web search NEUTRAL — In the first one, Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, advised Kremlin chief of staff aide Yuri Ushakov on how Putin should better present a peace plan for Ukraine. In the second, Ushakov and another…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/leaked-calls-trump-envoy-adv…

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web search NEUTRAL — On November 25, Bloomberg published an explosive report containing transcripts of two phone calls: one between top Kremlin advisers Yuri Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, and another between Ushakov and U.…
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/11/27/what-do-the-witkoff-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Witkoff Advises Ushakov: A Scandal? A leak by Bloomberg is causing a commotion. The media company has published a dialogue said to be a transcript of a telephone conversation between Steve Witkoff and…
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/65167

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Claim 3: “they 'were relayed through many intermediaries, including Trump.'”

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The evidence provided mentions Donald Trump's involvement in ceasefires and meetings with Zelenskyy, but does not contain a specific quote or confirmation that messages from Kyiv were 'relayed through many intermediaries, including Trump' in the context of the specific diplomatic exchange described.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) ran a successful campaign for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. He formally announced his campaign on November 15, 2022, initially …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_2024_presidential…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign policy of the second Trump administration has been described as imperialist and expansionist in its approach to the Americas, and isolationist in its approach to Europe, espousing a realis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_second_T…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…

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Claim 4: “Russian President Vladimir Putin’s position regarding his readiness to meet with Vladimir Zelensky for talks remains unchanged”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Vladimir Putin has stated he is ready to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, though often with specific conditions (e.g., to finalize agreements).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — According to Ukrainian government officials and news sources, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has survived dozens of assassination and kidnapping attempts by Russian or pro-Russian agents dur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Volo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war

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Claim 5: “Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters [that Putin's position remains unchanged]”

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While TASS reports that Yuri Ushakov spoke about the meeting between Fico and Zelenskyy and the lack of specific messages, the specific phrasing that 'Putin's position remains unchanged' is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent news organizations in the provided evidence, only appearing in the context of TASS reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many states, international organizations, and civil society actors worldwide had expressed their reactions to the then-escalating crisis between Russia and Ukraine that started in March 2021. The cris…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2021–2022_Rus…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has supported Ukraine during the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, was condemned by the Biden administration, which provided…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_the_Russian_…

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