Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would agree to meet Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Türkiye on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump told him immediately to accept Putin's proposal of direct talks, APA reports citing KyivPost.
The Ukrainian leader had responded guardedly earlier on Sunday after the Russian president, in a night-time televised statement that coincided with prime time in the U.S., proposed that Ukraine and Russia hold direct talks in Istanbul next Thursday, May 15.
It was not clear that Putin had proposed to attend in person, however.
"I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses," Zelenskyy wrote on X.
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