On June 3, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said he was willing to begin immediate direct talks with Russian President Putin, seeking top-level dialogue to accelerate an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and saying Ukraine will not wait for the US to resolve other global priorities before advancing its own issues. Russia had no immediate response.

2026-06-03

On June 3, Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said he was willing to begin immediate direct talks with Russian President Putin, seeking top-level dialogue to accelerate an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and saying Ukraine will not wait for the US to resolve other global priorities before advancing its own issues. Russia had no immediate response.