Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of shirking a meeting between him and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, despite U.S.-led attempts to arrange a summit to end the war.
“Frankly speaking, the signals coming from Russia are simply outrageous,” Zelensky said during an evening address. “They don’t want to end this war,” he added.
The Ukrainian leader has signaled willingness to meet with Putin, but only after his allies agree on security guarantees for Ukraine. He also stressed that the meeting should take place in a “neutral” European country, ruling out the Russian capital.
Russia, meanwhile, said that Ukraine did not appear to be interested in long-term peace, accusing Kyiv of seeking guarantees incompatible with Moscow’s demands.
Trump has set a two-week time frame for assessing the chances of a peace agreement.
“I would say within two weeks we’re going to know one way or the other. After that, we’ll maybe have to take a different tack,” Trump said.
