The position of US leader Donald Trump involves applying pressure on both sides of the conflict. However, the greatest burden of that pressure had fallen on Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press conference.

Russian dictator vladimir putin showed disrespect for US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by refusing to take part in the

Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv he will be in Ankara on Thursday to conduct the negotiations. He plans to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the two will wait for Putin to arrive, he said. Zelenskyy said if Putin chooses Istanbul to hold the meeting, then both leaders will travel there.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to meet in-person in Turkey on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy never proposed a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.It was the Kremlin leader who suggested direct talks in Istanbul to avoid a ceasefire, stated Zelenskyy during a press conference.

On the eve of the talks in Istanbul, russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "clown and a loser".