Bangladesh, March 14 -- In a major shift in the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, US President Donald Trump has claimed that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has changed his stance and is now open to negotiating a peace deal with Moscow. Trump stated that this turnaround followed high-level US-Ukraine discussions in Saudi Arabia, where a temporary ceasefire proposal was formulated. The claim marks a significant development in the war, particularly given the previous reluctance of Ukraine to engage in such negotiations without explicit security guarantees.

During a press briefing at the White House on March 12, Trump asserted that Zelenskys government was now willing to pursue peace talks, placing the onus on Russia to reciprocate. &#...