President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that if President Trump attended the talks, it would put pressure Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, to meet face-to-face.

It was not clear if Putin would attend the Thursday talks in person, and Zelensky said he would only attend if Russia agreed to a temporary ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will be present in Turkey for direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh he expects new sanctions to be imposed on Russia if a 30-day unconditional ceasefire isn’t agreed upon.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy plans to attend the inaugural Mass of newly elected Pope Leo at the Vatican on Sunday, war commitments permitting, a top presidential aide told Reuters on Tuesday.

Yermak pointed to "very strong and very clear statements" by U.S. President Donald Trump that he would like Putin and Zelensky to meet for direct talks in Istanbul, and may even attend himself.

Ukraine would like US President Donald Trump to attend the Russian-Ukrainian meeting in Turkey. This was stated in his telegram channel by the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky.