‘Artificial diplomacy’: Zelensky, Putin commerce accusations of bringing false pretexts to peace talks | EUROtoday

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused one another of not genuinely looking for an finish to the the practically 3.5-year-long battle. While Zelensky mentioned Moscow was utilizing stalling ways to keep away from a truce, Putin blamed Kyiv for a lethal assault in Russia on the weekend that he mentioned was meant to undermine Monday’s talks in Istanbul.
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