The US president said that Kiev should "immediately" agree to the negotiations proposed by Vladimir Putin in Turkey.
11 May 20:50
Putin: we propose to start direct talks with Ukraine on Thursday in Istanbul
01:53; 11 May 2025 year
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In his overnight speech on May 11, President Putin proposed resuming direct talks with Ukraine without preconditions next Thursday, May 15 in Istanbul.
He noted that he is striving for a real truce, which would be "a real step towards peace, and not a prologue to further escalation of the conflict."
"The decision is now up to the Ukrainian authorities and their supervisors," the Russian leader said.
He noted that direct negotiations "were not interrupted by us."
