Zelensky’s rare open letter strips away the Kremlin’s excuses, framing Russia’s war as Putin’s personal choice, obsession and failure.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for face-to-face negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"Almost half of your 26 years of power in Russia you have spent in the war against Ukraine," Zelensky wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Whatever you say about NATO,…