New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he intends to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin only after security guarantees agreed. This comes as the US plans to arrange trilateral talks.

"We want to have an understanding of the security guarantees architecture within 7-10 days. And based on that understanding, we aim to hold a trilateral meeting" also with US President Donald Trump, Zelensky said.

"Switzerland, Austria -- we agree... For us, Turkey is a NATO country and part of Europe. And we are not opposed," he said.

Earlier this week, both Putin and Zelensky signalled that they were ready to hold direct talks to end the conflict between the two countries.

Speaking soon after his meeting with US President D...