Adjourned on June 19, 2025, the Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that he is open to meeting Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but on a final stage of diplomatic negotiations. “I am ready to meet him but only if it is some kind of final stage,” Putin stated during a meeting with senior news editors on the sidelines of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). In an interview, Putin emphasized the need for world peace, stress that the initial negotiations had failed to resolve Russia’s full-scale invasion, and called upon both countries for substantive discussions. However,otropic Ukraine had agreed to another round of direct peace talks after the 22nd and 26th of June, marking “a new beginning for peaceful dialogue” between the two superpowers.
“The main points of the previous discussions were the exchange of prisoners killed and bodies of soldiers killed in the conflict,” Putin emphasized. “However, we were unable to agree on the principles of a peaceful resolution and on ensuring long-termSy[((23. June 2025))], press release dated as such.] “ Crucial to this, Putin noted, is the urgency of the situation: the invasion has persisted for four years, and Russia possesses arms and resources that Ukraine could not realistically surpass in the short term. “Our goal remains on the path to peaceful settlement, but we must ensure it is a collective effort of the international community, not a personality conflict,” he said. digitally. There have been reports of afailed count of casualties from the fighting in western Ukraine, with estimates ranging from 28 to 30 deaths.ONLY on June 21 did Ukraine report 28 deaths, with 23 of them inside a heavily damaged apartment building and five outside, though the exact numbers vary. “Video editor – Lucy Davalou”
