The Ukrainian leader has said he would be โwaitingโ for the Russian president on Thursday but only if Moscow agrees to a truce first
Ukraineโs Vladimir Zelensky has stated he is ready to โpersonallyโ meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tรผrkiye on Thursday but only if Moscow first agrees to a truce. His statement came in response to Russiaโs proposal to begin peace talks without pre-conditions.
โI will be waiting for Putin in Tรผrkiye on Thursday. Personally,โ Zelensky wrote in a post on X on Sunday. He still maintained that Kiev awaits โa full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy.โThe Ukrainian leader also stated that he expected Moscow not to look for โexcusesโthis 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.
โก๏ธ Zelenskyy says heโll โpersonally wait for Putin in Tรผrkiyeโ on May 15 โ a move stirring global headlines:
— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) May 12, 2025
โช๏ธ First potential face-to-face talks since 2022, with calls for a full ceasefire as a condition
โช๏ธ Global media spotlight from BBC to NYT, framing it as a criticalโฆ pic.twitter.com/7xOqZNIHgQ
