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Kyivan: Following calls with US President Donald Trump and other European leaders on the potential ceasefire talks with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday (local time) voiced his uncertainty about Russia’s readiness to commit to a ceasefire, citing a lack of trust in Moscow’s intentions. Zelenskyy highlighted Ukraine’s willingness …

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday announced that a Ukrainian delegation will participate in talks with Russia in Istanbul, with the primary goal of achieving a ceasefire. The Istanbul delegation will be led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and will include military and intelligence officials. Talks between Ukrainian and …

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he wanted to negotiate an unconditional 30-day ceasefire face-to-face with Vladimir Putin at this week’s talks in Istanbul because only the Russian leader could enact such a pause. Accusing Putin of being “scared” of meeting him, Zelensky said he expected “strong sanctions” …

Russia and Ukraine may be on the point of holding peace talks for the first time since the early weeks of the war. Here is a short guide to what was on the table back in 2022, the last time the two countries held peace talks, and why those talks …

“I will be waiting for Putin in Turkiye on Thursday,” Zelensky said. (File) Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he would be ready to meet Vladimir Putin for talks in Istanbul on Thursday after US President Donald Trump told him to agree to an offer of talks with …

Russia’s Putin effectively rejected ceasefire proposal and proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine. Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is pleased to see that Russia is finally engaging with finding an end to the war, but there must be a ceasefire before peace talks can start. Calling it a …

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Istanbul. Following are key quotes translated into English by Reuters. “It was not Russia that broke off negotiations in 2022. It was Kyiv. Nevertheless, we are proposing that Kyiv resume direct negotiations without any …

Ukraine said that it wanted an immediate truce with Russia for “at least 30 days”. Kyiv: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday branded a three-day truce announced by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as an “attempt at manipulation”. “Now there’s a new attempt at manipulation: for some reason, everyone has …

Washington: Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter’s Basilica before Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash and the US president later cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal. Zelensky said …

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia used a North Korean ballistic missile in deadly Kyiv attack that killed 12 and wounded dozens. “According to preliminary information, the Russians used a ballistic missile manufactured in North Korea. Our special services are verifying all the details,” Zelensky said on social …