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Zelenskyy writes open letter challenging Putin to meet
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Zelenskyy writes open letter challenging Putin to meet

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has published his first open letter directly to Vladimir Putin since Russia's full-scale invasion began, calling for face-to-face negotiations in a neutral third country. The letter argues that Russians themselves have grown weary of the war and that only direct engagement between the two leaders can end it. Trump, meanwhile, told reporters that both sides will make "compromises" — without specifying what those look like.

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