Volodymyr Zelensky Seeks Meeting With Putin Post-Security Guarantees As US Plans Trilateral Talks

(MENAFN- Live Mint) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he intends to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin only after security guarantees are agreed. This comes as the US plans to arrange trilateral talks.

“We want to have an understanding of the security guarantees architecture within 7-10 days. And based on that understanding, we aim to hold a trilateral meeting also with US President Donald Trump,” Zelensky said.

“Switzerland, Austria – we agree... For us, Turkey is a NATO country and part of Europe. And we are not opposed,” he said.

Earlier, Zelenskyy said Ukraine will hold intensive meetings to understand what kind of security guarantees its allies are willing to provide after receiving signals that the United States would back reinvigorated discussions seeking an end to war.

The details are being hammered out among national security advisers and military officials, and Zelenskyy thinks they will take clearer shape within 10 days. He then expects to be ready to hold direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since the full-scale invasion.

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Meanwhile, Russia carried out one of its largest aerial assaults of the year on Ukraine overnight, launching 574 drones and 40 missiles, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Thursday. Most of the strikes were concentrated in the country's western regions, leaving at least one dead and 15 injured, according to local authorities.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia struck a“major American electronics manufacturer” in western Ukraine. He provided no further details.

Western parts of Ukraine are far from the battlefield's front line in the east and south of the country. Much of the military aid provided by Ukraine's Western allies is believed to be transported and stored there. According to official figures, it was Russia's third-largest aerial attack this year in terms of the number of drones fired and the eighth-largest in terms of missiles.

Earlier this week, both Putin and Zelensky signalled that they were ready to hold direct talks to end the conflict between the two countries.

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Speaking soon after his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, Zelensky said he was willing to meet directly with the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, to end the invasion of his country. Meanwhile, Putin said he was open to the“idea” of direct talks with Ukraine, as he spoke by phone with US counterpart, Donald Trump, on Monday, according to the TASS news agency.

(With inputs from agencies)

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