Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Nov. 3 suggested a possible meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. at the G20 summit in South Africa in late November, APA reports citing Kyiv Independent.
The Kremlin previously said that Putin is not expected to attend the event, which is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg between Nov. 22 and 23. Trump also said he would skip the meeting, with Vice President JD Vance to represent the U.S. instead.
"Central Asian countries could potentially act as messengers between the White House and the Kremlin," Stubb said at a press conference in Helsinki, according to MTV Uutiset news channel.
The Finnish president added that "if things go as expected over the next two to three weeks, then perhaps the place where presidents Putin and Zelensky could meet would be the G20 summit in Johannesburg."
