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Ukraine's Zelenskiy suggests truce until meeting with Putin can be arranged

"My proposal, which I believe our partners can support, is that we propose to Russians a ceasefire until the leaders meet," Zelenskiy told a briefing in Kyiv.

Reuters WORLD
Published June 04,2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at Bellevue Palace for a meeting with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Berlin, Germany, May 28, 2025. (REUTERS File Photo)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday proposed implementing a ceasefire until such time as a meeting can be arranged with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"My proposal, which I believe our partners can support, is that we propose to Russians a ceasefire until the leaders meet," Zelenskiy told a briefing in Kyiv.

June 2 peace talks with Russia in Istanbul made little progress toward ending the three-year-old war in Ukraine, apart from an exchange of proposals and a plan for a major swap of prisoners of war, which Zelenskiy said would take place this weekend.