Zelenskyy ready for talks but on one condition... in-person meet with Putin

SEES TRUMP AS KEY TO ENDING CONFLICT

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will only agree to meet in-person with Russian leader Vladimir Putin after a common plan is negotiated with US President Trump.

Zelenskyy believes Trump is the key to ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and said the US president gave him his telephone number before Friday's opening of the Munich Security Conference.

Trump upended years of steadfast US support for Ukraine this week following a phone call with Putin.

Zelenskyy was expected to meet with US Vice-President JD Vance later. Many observers, particularly in Europe, hope Vance will shed at least some light on Trump's ideas for a negotiated settlement to the war.

In his own remarks to the conference, Vance lectured European officials on free speech and illegal migration on the continent, warning elected officials that they risk losing public support if they don't quickly change course.