'Any moment, any format': Zelenskyy signals Ukraine's readiness for talks with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy connected Wednesday expressed readiness for bid talks with Russia astatine "any infinitesimal and immoderate format", Reuters reported.The war-torn federation is seeking direct, face-to-face talks betwixt Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Kyiv’s apical diplomat, who described a imaginable acme arsenic a mode to reinvigorate US-led efforts to extremity Russia’s much than four-year warfare successful Ukraine.Moreover, Kyiv has sought Turkey’s assistance successful arranging high-level talks and has besides approached different countries arsenic imaginable hosts, Ukrainian overseas curate Andrii Sybiha said, adding that Ukraine would beryllium unfastened to immoderate determination but Russia and Belarus.“We are … advocating for a (summit) gathering present to bring caller momentum to diplomacy,” AP quoted Sybiha saying.US-mediated talks betwixt Moscow and Kyiv implicit the past twelvemonth person yielded small advancement connected halfway issues, including the presumption of 4 Ukrainian regions Russia seeks to afloat power but does not wholly occupy. With Washington present focused connected the Iran conflict, diplomatic efforts person mostly stalled. Zelenskyy has agreed to an unconditional ceasefire projected by US President Donald Trump, but Putin has rejected it.