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I’m not even mentioning that he is scared of direct talks with me,
Mr Zelensky said
If he takes the step to say he is ready for a ceasefire then it opens the way to discussing all the elements to end the war.”
said Mr Zelensky,This ‘Ukraine Day’ is a reminder of the commitment of artists, authors and journalists to tell the story of this conflict in the heart of Europe,
the festival said in a statement
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The war must cease and Ukraine must be in the best possible situation to go into negotiations,
Macron saidEven the Ukrainians have the clear-sightedness to say they do not have the capacity to retake everything that has been taken since 2014.
Russian guided bombs hit the north-eastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv on Tuesday, killing at least three people ... a local official saidTurkiye is a staunch and capable ally. We also discussed Ukraine, where there is a real window of opportunity for progress towards peace,
he wrote in a post on social media platform X
The clock is ticking — we still have 12 hours until the end of this day,
government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius on Monday, confirming
Russian shelling and assaults continue,
Zelenskyy wrote on X on Monday
I don't think they (Russia) are interested in peace. They are still bombing Ukraine. If they were interested in peace, they could stop right now,
Kallas told reporters at a democracy summit in Copenhagen
Russia is clearly playing games, trying to buy time,
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We are committed to a serious search for ways of a long-term peaceful settlement,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday but would not comment further on the talks
If the Ukrainian delegation shows up at these talks with a mandate to abandon any ultimatums and look for common ground, I am sure that we could move forward,
he saidI was thinking about actually flying over there. There’s a possibility of it, I guess, if I think things can happen, but we’ve got to get it done,
Trump said before leaving for his second foreign trip since returning to the White House in January
Our position is very principled and very strong,
Yermak said during a visit to CopenhagenDon’t underestimate Thursday in Turkey,
he added
President Zelenskyy will not meet with any other Russian representative in Istanbul, except Putin,
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak told ReutersI hope that this time, Putin won’t be looking for excuses as to why he ‘can’t’ make it,
Zelensky wrote
Only Putin can decide whether to stop or continue the war,
Podolyak continuedWe understand how power in Russia works,
Podolyak said, notingRussia continues preparing for Thursday’s negotiations. That’s all we can say for now,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters during a daily briefing