The Ukrainian leader has said he would be βwaitingβ for the Russian president on Thursday but only if Moscow agrees to a truce first
Ukraineβs Vladimir Zelensky has stated he is ready to βpersonallyβ meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in TΓΌrkiye on Thursday but only if Moscow first agrees to a truce. His statement came in response to Russiaβs proposal to begin peace talks without pre-conditions.
βI will be waiting for Putin in TΓΌrkiye on Thursday. Personally,β Zelensky wrote in a post on X on Sunday. He still maintained that Kiev awaits βa full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy.βThe Ukrainian leader also stated that he expected Moscow not to look for βexcusesβthis time.
On Saturday, the Russian president offered Kiev the opportunity to restart direct negotiations in Istanbul, which it unilaterally walked away from in 2022. Moscow was ready to return to the negotiating table without any preconditions, the Russian leader said at the time.
β‘οΈ Zelenskyy says heβll βpersonally wait for Putin in TΓΌrkiyeβ on May 15 β a move stirring global headlines:
— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) May 12, 2025
βͺοΈ First potential face-to-face talks since 2022, with calls for a full ceasefire as a condition
βͺοΈ Global media spotlight from BBC to NYT, framing it as a criticalβ¦ pic.twitter.com/7xOqZNIHgQ
