Ukraine's Zelenskyy wants face-to-face talks with Putin but the Russian leader shows no readiness - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday dismissed Russia's ceasefire proposal as "an ultimatum" and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has challenged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to sign a cease-fire to end fighting as the two sides work to set up a meeting to create a last peace after more than three years of war sparked by Moscow's full-scale invasion of its neighbor.