Volodymyr Zelenskyy has publicly invited Vladimir Putin to hold face-to-face negotiations to finally conclude the four-year war.The Ukrainian leader proposed hosting the summit in neutral countries like Switzerland or Turkey while calling for an immediate ceasefire.Internal Russian military casualties, severe economic inflation, and fuel shortages were cited as driving factors for the urgent peace request.Although the US President
Donald Trump endorsed the call for diplomacy, the Kremlin dismissed the proposal and demanded talks occur in Moscow.