Zelensky Signals Willingness for Talks with Putin as War Enters Third Year

The Ukrainian president expresses readiness for negotiations, while the Kremlin dismisses his statements and battlefield losses mount on both sides.

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated he is open to negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin if it is the only way to achieve peace, calling such talks a 'compromise.'
• The Kremlin dismissed Zelensky's remarks as 'empty words,' citing a 2022 decree banning direct talks with Putin and questioning Zelensky's legitimacy due to postponed elections under martial law.
• Zelensky revealed that over 45,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died and 390,000 have been injured since the start of Russia's invasion, marking rare disclosure of Ukrainian losses.
• Donald Trump, now back in the White House, has proposed Ukraine provide rare earth minerals as repayment for U.S. financial and military aid, a suggestion criticized by both Kyiv and Moscow.
• Russian forces reportedly captured two more villages in Ukraine's east and northeast, continuing their advances as the nearly three-year conflict persists.

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