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Posted on May 15, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleZelenskiy may forgo a meeting with Putin if Istanbul talks yield a ceasefire. He calls for more sanctions if Russia resists negotiations.
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday a proposed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin could be skipped if an agreement on a ceasefire between the two countries is agreed during technical talks in Istanbul.
The Ukrainian leader told a press conference in Ankara that if Moscow failed to show any willingness to engage in the ceasefire talks, then other nations should put more political and economic pressure on Russia and impose further sanctions.
"Russia does not feel that it needs to end (the war), which means there is not enough political, economic and other pressure on the Russian Federation," he said. "And so we ask, if there is no ceasefire, if there are no serious decisions ... we ask for appropriate sanctions."
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa, writing by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Christian Lowe)
The main topic is Zelenskiy's stance on potentially skipping a meeting with Putin if a ceasefire is agreed during technical talks.
He proposes that other nations impose more political and economic pressure and further sanctions on Russia.
The technical talks are taking place in Istanbul.
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