Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has in recent weeks spoken of the need for talks on moving the conflict to a “just” end. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, marking a significant shift in the ongoing conflict. However, Zelensky made it clear that he will not be kind to Putin,

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, for the first time since the full-scale war in Ukraine, stated that he is ready to sit across from Vladimir Putin. "I am ready to sit across from Putin at the negotiating table if it is the only option for achieving peace,

In an interview published on Tuesday, the Ukrainian president said that he would be willing to sit at the negotiating table with his Russian counterpart, if that was the only to "bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people.