US EditionUkraine's Zelenskyy insists on face-to-face talks with Putin in Istanbul
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated he will be in Istanbul this week, prepared to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss their ongoing conflict face-to-face.
- Zelenskyy insists that Putin personally attend the meeting and rejected negotiations with lower-level Russian officials as a waste of time amid conflicting signals from the Kremlin.
- The talks follow over three years of conflict with tens of thousands of soldiers killed along a roughly 620-mile front, and growing international pressure for a ceasefire and peace settlement.
- Zelenskyy asserted that if Putin fails to attend the talks and continues to stall, it clearly indicates he has no intention of ending the conflict, and he urged that strong sanctions be imposed should negotiations collapse.
- The outcome depends on Putin’s agreement to come to Istanbul, while Russia has promised a delegation but not confirmed Putin’s attendance, leaving peace efforts uncertain.
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