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Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference in the grounds of the Mariynsky Palace in Kyiv on May 10, 2025. [Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP]
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered direct talks to Ukraine in the Turkish city of Istanbul on May 15, “without preconditions” to achieve “lasting peace” and “eliminate the root causes” of the three-year conflict.
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it is a positive sign that Russia has begun to consider ending the war, but that the first step towards that was to start a ceasefire on May 12.