Russia-Ukraine diplomacy: Zelenskyy agrees to meet Putin for talks in Turkiye

May 12, 2025  
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is ready to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin face-to-face in Turkiye on Thursday.

That's after US President Donald Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Russia's offer of direct ceasefire talks with no conditions.

On Saturday, Ukraine and European leaders called for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire at a meeting in Kyiv.

Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi joins reports from Kyiv, and Mike Hanna reports from Washington, DC.

Michael Bociurkiw is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. He joins us now from Victoria in Canada to discuss the latest developments.

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