Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin fears strong leaders and meaningful negotiations. The Kremlin chief’s reluctance to engage in peace talks, he said,

Talks with Ukraine were possible but not with its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Tuesday, also suggesting the

Washington and Kyiv are holding fast to separate assumptions about the prospect of ending the ongoing war — but both could be wrong.

US president threatens Russia with sweeping new economic penalties if settlement isn't reached 'almost immediately' but says Ukraine's leader wanted 'to fight' - Anadolu Ajansı

Trump's stance on the conflict is rooted in his belief that Zelenskyy should have negotiated a deal with Russian President Putin to avoid the war. "I could have made that deal so easily, and Zelenskyy decided that 'I want to fight,

Putin told Russian state television that negotiations with Ukraine were complicated by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's "illegitimacy" in remaining in power beyond his mandate with no authority to sign documents.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that talks with Ukraine were possible but not with its President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he deemed "illegitimate".