Zelenskyy told reporters in Kyiv he will be in Ankara on Thursday to conduct the negotiations. He plans to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the two will wait for Putin to arrive, he said. Zelenskyy said if Putin chooses Istanbul to hold the meeting, then both leaders will travel there.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to meet only with russian dictator vladimir putin, since other russian officials are unlikely to be authorized

Zelenskyy’s adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Tuesday that the Ukrainian President has no plans to meet with any Russian officials other than President Putin.