Summit standoff as Putin shows reluctance to attend at the Hague
- Throngsman
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Following the debacle in Alaska and the love-in in Washington the political elders agree it's time Putin (or whichever stand-in is available) and Zelenskyy should face each other across a table. Putin suggested Moscow, which Zelenskyy declined. A counter proposal to use a neutral venue such as the Hague has received a tepid reaction from the Russian leader.
'President Putin doesn't want to hang out in the Hague,' said a Russian spokesman. 'Fake noose,' he added.