Volodymyr Zelenskyy Agrees To Meet Russian President Vladimir Putin In Turkey After US Pushes Ukraine To Accept Russia's Offer

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Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is prepared to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, shortly after US President Donald Trump urged him to "immediately" accept the Russian leader's offer to hold peace talks in Turkey, CNN reported.

After meeting in Kyiv on Saturday, Ukraine's major European allies gave Russia an ultimatum: agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine by Monday or face "massive" new sanctions.

Trump supported the initiative, Germany's new chancellor Friedrich Merz said.

In a late-night address, Putin did not acknowledge the ultimatum. Ignoring the ceasefire offer, he instead proposed holding "direct talks" with Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday - something not seen since the early weeks of Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022, as per CNN.

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