President Volodymyr Zelensky's letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin was never meant only for the man whose name was written at the top. According to a senior Ukrainian official familiar with the planning, the message was aimed at a much wider audience, including Putin's inner circle, Russian elites increasingly weary of the war, and even ordinary Russian citizens. The letter, sent on June 4, marked the first direct outreach from Zelensky to Putin since 2022. In it, the Ukrainian presiden

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

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has penned a letter directly to Vladimir Putin calling for a face-to-face meeting to end the war between Russia and Ukraine

The letter lays out Putin's increasingly apparent vulnerabilities, Ukraine's growing strength, and the case for an immediate reopening of peace negotiations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in an open letter to the Russian leader Thursday, saying he was

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader Thursday, shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has written an open letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, urging him to attend a meeting between the two leaders at a neutral…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday called for face-to-face negotiations in a public letter addressed directly to Russian President...

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader Thursday, shortly after the Kremlin chief had conceded…

President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter urging Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to agree to a direct meeting to end Russia’s full-scale war. The Kremlin responded by…

An open letter is the first public message Mr Zelenskyy has written directly to Mr Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022.

The letter was the first public message Zelensky has written directly to Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022

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KYIV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for face-to-face negotiations in a public letter addressed directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin.…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the four-year-long war in an open letter posted as the Russian leader attends the St.…

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

Zelensky and Putin met for the first and only time in 2019

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Former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba described President Volodymyr Zelensky’s open letter to Vladimir Putin as a “strong unconventional move,” arguing that its main message was…

The letter was a sweeping critique of the Russian leader’s 26 years in power.