Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will hold talks this week with Türkiye, Gulf states and European nations that could host a potential summit with Russia to end the war.
"Now, this week, there will be contacts with Türkiye, there will be contacts with the Gulf countries, with the countries of Europe, which can be platforms for talks with the Russians,” Zelenskyy said in an evening video address shared on Telegram.
He said that everything will be "prepared to the maximum" on the Ukrainian side to end the over three-and-a-half-year long armed conflict in his country, adding it is important that this is also confirmed by Kyiv’s partners.
He further said that everything in the future will depend on the will of world leaders, primarily the U.S., to put pressure on Russia to take part in such negotiations.
"New steps are needed, new pressure: sanctions, tariffs - all this must be on the table,” Zelenskyy went on to say, noting that he discussed this issue with U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg during a meeting in Kyiv a day earlier.
