Zelenskyy passed Putin a proposal for a meeting via Abramovich to advance peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed in an open letter dated 4 June that Russian ruler Vladimir Putin set a date and meet to end the war.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the involvement of the US and Europe in negotiations with Russia and suggested that Washington could help monitor a ceasefire.