Volodymyr Zelensky Says Ready To Meet Russian President Putin In Istanbul Next Week

<p>Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said he is ready to meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks in Istanbul next week.</p>
<p>The development comes after US President Donald Trump told Zelensky to agree to an offer of talks with Russia immediately.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy. There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in T&uuml;rkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for&hellip;</p>
&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1921611690891940116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>May 11, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>”We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy. There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in T&uuml;rkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses,” Zelensky, in a post on X, said.</p>