New Delhi, May 12 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on May 11 direct peace talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, scheduled for May 15, without any preconditions. While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky swiftly responded on social media, declaring his willingness to meet Putin "personally" if a ceasefire is enacted, the administration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told RIA Novosti [.]

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