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UK, France and Germany back Zelenskyy's call for meeting with Putin
Key takeaways
- (From left) Friedrich Merz, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sir Keir Starmer, and Emmanuel Macron meet in London.
- The UK, France and Germany and Ukraine have released a joint statement calling on Russia to commit to direct ceasefire talks with Kyiv.
- The Ukrainian president said his countrymen would not leave their territory and hand Russia victory.
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(From left) Friedrich Merz, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sir Keir Starmer, and Emmanuel Macron meet in London. (AP: Alberto Pezzali)
The UK, France and Germany and Ukraine have released a joint statement calling on Russia to commit to direct ceasefire talks with Kyiv.
The Ukrainian president said his countrymen would not leave their territory and hand Russia victory.
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