Zelenskyy calls out Putin telling him to ‘be brave' and meet for trilateral talks
On Thursday, Zelenskyy confirmed he discussed a potential trilateral meeting, which would include Putin and Trump.
In a post to social media platform X, Zelenskyy mirrored comments Trump has said about discussions with European leaders, before pivoting to trilateral talks with Russia.
Despite Zelenskyy's calls for Putin to meet with him, Trump has stated that the Russian president does not have to meet with him.
'They would like to meet with me, and I'll do whatever I can to stop the killing. Last month they lost 14,000 people … I don't like long waits, I think it's a shame,' Trump said.
According to the British Ministry of Defence, more than one million Russian troops have been killed or injured since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war on 24 February 2022.
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