Zelensky welcomes direct peace talks with Russia but wants a ceasefire first
From left: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz make a call to US President Donald Trump from Kyiv, Ukraine,
UKRAINE’S President Volodymyr Zelensky today welcomed Russia’s offer for direct peace talks, but insisted there be a full, temporary ceasefire before negotiations can start.
President Zelensky, writing on X, called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer to start talks without a ceasefire a “positive sign” and said that “the entire world has been waiting for this for a very long time.”
He added, however, that “the very first step in truly ending any war is a ceasefire.”
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