Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky Insists On Meeting With Putin

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday insisted that a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “in any format” is needed to end the war in Ukraine. “I believe that without this meeting it is impossible to fully understand what they are ready for in order to stop the war, Zelensky also said in an interview with the Ukraine

regional media outlet Suspilne. Zelensky has previously said that without negotiations we can't end the war and called for a summit with Putin, but his comments on Monday were particularly insistent. Several session of the Ukraine-Russia talks has also taken place via videoconferencing since the start of Russian military action in Ukraine on February 24.