Zelenskyy challenges Putin to meet in person for peace talks
Source: The Guardian
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has challenged Vladimir Putin to meet in person for peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday and urged Russia to accept a 30-day truce, in a dramatic turn after a weekend of diplomatic flurry.
His comments came after Donald Trump pressed him to agree “immediately” to Putin’s offer of negotiations this week with Russia. Zelenskyy upped the stakes by suggesting the enemies meet “personally”.
“We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy,” the Ukrainian president said in a statement. “There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/11/ukraine-ready-meet-russia-only-ceasefire-agreed-zelenskky
BBC reporting: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgxrm0lnego
That seems to say that Zelensky says a ceasefire needs to start before the talks, but is not insisting on the 30 days previously suggested.
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