Zelensky offers to meet Putin in Türkiye 'personally'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he would be willing to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Türkiye "personally", after Donald Trump said direct talks were needed to determine whether peace was possible. 

The Kremlin did not immediately respond to Zelensky's offer, and the Ukrainian leader did not say whether he would still attend if Russia refused a 30-day ceasefire proposed by Kyiv and its allies on Saturday. Moscow and Kyiv have not held face-to-face negotiations since March 2022. In the early hours of Sunday, Putin proposed to resume the talks between the two sides held in Istanbul in March 2022. 

But he did not respond to the 30-day ceasefire proposal put forward by Kyiv's allies. US President Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform earlier: "President Putin of Russia doesn't want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Türkiye, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH."