Putin rejects Zelenskyy peace offer as Schrder meets Kremlin
Putin meets Schröder as Zelenskyy’s peace overture is rebuffed
Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin held a private meeting with former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder in the Kremlin on Saturday, underscoring Moscow’s continued reliance on Schröder as a potential back-channel to the West even as Kyiv dismissed him as a credible mediator. The Kremlin confirmed the one-on-one encounter, describing Schröder as “a friend and a good friend of Russia,” while Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Schröder’s close ties to Putin disqualify him from any neutral role in the war.
The talks came just hours after Putin publicly rejected Zelenskyy’s latest peace initiative. In an open letter published Thursday, Zelenskyy proposed direct talks with Putin to end the two-year-old war, but the Russian leader said on Friday he saw “no reason” to meet before a formal peace agreement is in place. Putin dismissed the letter as containing “elements of boorishness” and questioned whether its author genuinely sought dialogue . Kyiv responded by striking targets in St. Petersburg for the second time in a week, according to Ukrainian officials cited by Yahoo News .
Schröder’s presence in Moscow has sparked controversy in Germany, where officials privately acknowledge a “possible window of opportunity” for high-level talks with Russia. Sources cited by *Focus* say a first meeting between German parliamentary leader Friedrich Merz and Putin could occur “soon,” though Berlin insists any engagement must serve a clear strategic purpose .
The diplomatic chessboard is further complicated by the arrival in Russia of social-media personalities Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose visit to Moscow has drawn criticism across Russia’s political spectrum. Described by critics as “Western clowns” and a “poor choice,” the Tate brothers—known for their misogynistic online persona and pending criminal cases in Romania and Britain—are speculated to be attending the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum this week .
Meanwhile, the war’s human toll continues to reshape Europe’s political landscape. In Hungary, the collapse of Viktor Orbán’s obstructionist stance on Ukraine has cleared the way for Kyiv to advance its EU accession talks, according to Hungarian minority-rights agreements reported by Deutsche Welle . Across the region, Russian exiles remain divided over whether life under Putin will improve even after his eventual departure, with commentators in Prague warning that “Russia will likely remain a malign actor” regardless of who succeeds him .
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