Zelensky said that he had passed the refusal to Putin through Abramovich.

The head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, admitted that in May he met in In Kyiv with Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. He stated this in an interview with Sky News.

"He came to Kiev. He said that he brought the message directly to me and wants to receive a message from me and pass it on to Putin," Zelensky said.

Abramovich did not want this meeting to be publicized, he claims.

According to Zelensky, he conveyed to Russian President Vladimir Putin the refusal to withdraw troops from Donbass.

He (Zelensky) added that it was "no secret" that Abramovich had addressed them and that he wanted to understand "what we are ready for" in peace talks. However, Zelensky made it clear that he would not cede the disputed region of Donbass to Russia. He said, "That was the key message. I said we would not leave," the publication says.

Recall, the Russian president said at the SPIEF that at the end of May one of the Russian businessmen met with Zelensky, who conveyed a request for a personal meeting. Later, the media reported that it was about Abramovich. It was also reported that the Russian businessman was invited to Kiev by Zelensky himself.

As reported by EADaily, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, through billionaire Roman Abramovich, conveyed to Vladimir Putin a request for a personal meeting, but the Russian president did not respond to it. This was reported by The Financial Times newspaper, citing sources.

According to sources, the head of the Kiev regime in May invited Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich to Kiev in order to convince Putin to hold direct talks through him.