Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his readiness to engage in direct negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the ongoing conflict. He emphasized that such talks should include the United States,

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The blueprint is expected to be presented to allies by Donald Trump’s special representative for Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany next week.

Russia said that discussions with Washington were underway regarding potential peace talks to end the war nearly three years after Moscow’s full-scale invasion.

The blueprint is expected to be presented at the Munich Security Conference next week, days before the conflict hits the three-year mark.