Volodymyr Zelenski responds to Vladimir Putin's proposal. “I will wait in person”

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Russian president proposed Ukraine to resume peace negotiations on 15 May in Istanbul. “ Russia is ready to negociate without any preliminaries,” he said. He did not regulation out the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement during negotiations with Kiev.

Putin recalled talks between Russia and Ukraine that took place in Istanbul in 2022, which he said were broken up by the Ukrainian side. He proposed that Russia and Ukraine sit again at the negotiating table on 15 May 2025. “The Russian proposal for negotiations lies on the table, and the decision belongs to Kiev and his supporters,” Putin said, stressing the crucial function of Turkey’s president Recep Erdogan in peace efforts.

Comment by Volodymyr Zelenski

Volodymyr Zelenski responded to Vladimir Putin's proposal, awaiting a permanent ceasefire that would start on Monday. “I will be waiting for Putin in Turkey on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not search excuses," wrote Volodymyr Zelenski on the X portal.

Earlier, the U.S. president estimated on the fact Social platform that Ukraine should agree to a proposal for negotiations in Istanbul, even to measure whether it would be possible to deal with Russia.

"Russian president Vladimir Putin does not want a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, but alternatively wants to meet in Turkey on Thursday to negociate a possible termination of the bloodbath. Ukraine should agree to this immediately. At least they will be able to find whether an agreement is possible, and if not, European leaders and the US will know where everything stands, and they will be able to act accordingly!" wrote Donald Trump.