Zelenskyy: Putin finally says he is willing to have real meetings, Ukraine has pushed him

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin is "finally ready for real meetings" and that a format must be found for such a meeting in order to bring the war to an end.

Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address on 10 May

Quote: "Now Putin himself says that he is finally ready for real meetings. We have pushed him a little towards this, and we have long been ready for such meetings ourselves – now a format must be found. This war must be ended, and security must be guaranteed reliably."

Background:

• Putin said at a briefing on 9 May that if Zelenskyy wants a meeting, he can come to Moscow.
• "We could also meet in a third country, but only once final agreements have been reached on a peace treaty, which must be designed for a long-term historical perspective [...]. That must be the final point," the Russian ruler said.
• Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has previously stated that Kyiv will agree to any venue for a potential Zelenskyy-Putin meeting except Russia or Belarus.

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