President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a series of meetings with European leaders and held discussions with the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Ministers of the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden.
Noting that many countries, including Western governments and Russia, talked about the need to combat terrorism in the wake of Pahalgam terror attack and statements of sympathy with India were genuine, a leading London-based security expert has said the successive US governments have been
US President Donald Trump said he plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin "as soon as we can set it up," emphasising that no progress on the Ukraine conflict will happen until the two leaders meet face-to-face.
"As for reasons I said, there is lots of ignorance in this regards, lots of bias, even more so because west is at least as much troubled by religiously motivated terrorism as India has been," he said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday announced that a Ukrainian delegation will participate in talks with Russia in Istanbul. Talks between Ukrainian and Russian diplomats are scheduled to take place in Istanbul today.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the names of officials who will represent Russia in the renewed negotiations with Ukraine, set to take place in Turkey today, TASS reported.
They discussed key issues, including Russia-Ukraine, centred around finding a resolution to the conflict and addressed the ongoing war in Gaza, with Trump urging Syria to sign onto the Abraham Accords with Israel.
India on Tuesday welcomed Russia's proposal for direct talks with Ukraine, describing it as an opportunity to address their concerns through dialogue and diplomacy.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged US President Donald Trump to find an opportunity to visit Turkiye as the country has been proposed as the site for discussions between Russia and Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India following an invitation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during bilateral talks, where both leaders emphasised the strength of their strategic partnership and cooperation against terrorism.