Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, in which he proposed the two leaders meet to agree to end more than four years of war, but warning that Kyiv stood ready to fight on otherwise.
In his letter, which the president’s office said had been sent to other countries, including the United States, Zelensky said the majority of Russians had grown tired of Ukrainian missile and drone attacks, inflation and fuel shortages, and were ready for peace.
Zelensky said that with the United States focused on the conflict in Iran “it would be wrong to simply wait until the war in Europe returns to the centre of its attention.”
Black smoke rises after Ukraine reportedly launched unmanned aerial vehicle attacks on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. (Picture: Ali Cura/Anadolu via Getty Images)
What does the letter say?
