Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says peace negotiations 'must be stepped up'

Ukraine's president reiterates willingness for face-to-face meeting with Putin, hours after Russia attacks with hundreds of drones. What we know on day 1,243 Kyiv has proposed to Moscow a new round of peace talks next week, Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Saturday in the hours after Russian strikes across Ukraine claimed more lives. "Security council secretary Umerov ... reported that he had proposed the next meeting with the Russian side for next week," Zelensky said in his ev...