Zelensky has repeatedly ruled out talks while Russian troops remain on Ukrainian territory, demanding a full withdrawal and international guarantees before any negotiation could begin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him in Turkey this week to begin negotiations to end the three-year war between their countries. But he

"I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally," the Ukrainian leader writes after Trump urged him to "have the meeting, now!"