Zelenskyy open to Russia talks, but on Kyiv's terms

KYIV: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested he's open to peace talks with Russia, softening his refusal to negotiate with Moscow as long as its leader Vladimir Putin is in power while sticking to Kyiv's core demands.

Zelenskyy's appeal to the international community to "force Russia into real peace talks" reflected a change in rhetoric. In late September, after Russia illegally annexed four Ukrainian regions, he signed a decree stating "the impossibility of holding talks" with Putin.