Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that he will be waiting for Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Turkish capital this week to conduct face-to-face talks about the more than three-year war.

Ukraine has so far only considered a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. No other formats of contact with Russia were discussed, stated Zelenskyy during a press conference.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will be waiting for his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Turkish capital. The Kremlin declined to say whether Putin would attend talks on the war in Ukraine.