Ukraine is 'looking for peace.... without delay', the country's leader has said. It comes after President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country could adopt a neutral status as part of a peace deal with Russia - and is willing to "compromise" over the Donbass region.
He said the compromise was needed because to try to force Russian forces completely from Ukraine would lead to World War III, according to Reuters. Mr Zelensky also told Russian Media - who were reportedly forbidden from reporting the interview in their home land - that the pact would have to be guaranteed by third parties and put to a referendum. Peace talks are set to resume on Monday, with the two sides agreeing to meet in person in Turkey.
But President Zelensky told Russian journalists from 'Zygar' that the "most important issues in the negotiations with Russia are security guarantees, neutrality and Ukraine’s nuclear-free status. But denazification and demilitarization are not to discussed at all, said Mr Zelensky.
