Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine, Zelenskyy insists on ceasefire before negotiations
Putin proposes direct peace talks with Ukraine, Zelenskyy insists on ceasefire before negotiations
MOSCOW: (May 11) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed holding direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15 without any preconditions, a move welcomed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who insisted that Moscow must agree to a ceasefire first.
Putin said talks are intended to “eliminate the root causes of the conflict” and “reach the establishment of a long-term, durable peace.”
“We would like to start talks immediately, already next Thursday, May 15, in Istanbul, where they were held before and where they were interrupted,” Putin said in an address.
