Zelenskiy says: I am ready to meet Putin in Turkey on Thursday
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Ukrainian President Zelenskiy is prepared to meet Putin in Istanbul on Thursday, following Trump's advice, with a ceasefire expected to start Monday.
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he would be ready to meet Vladimir Putin for talks in Istanbul on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump told him to agree to an offer of talks with Russia immediately.
Zelenskiy, in a post on X, also said that Ukraine expected a full ceasefire to start on Monday in order to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy to end the war.
"And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday," he said.
(Reporting by Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa; editing by Nia Williams)
The main topic is the upcoming meeting between Zelenskiy and Putin in Istanbul to discuss a ceasefire and diplomatic solutions.
The meeting is significant as it aims to establish a ceasefire and explore diplomatic ways to end the ongoing conflict.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday in Istanbul, Turkey.
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