President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukraine is open to talks anywhere except in Russia and Belarus. Photo: AP PHOTO

Ukraine is ready for peace talks but will not withdraw its troops from additional territory first as the Kremlin has demanded, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says.

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In comments to reporters released on Tuesday, he said he was happy for talks to be held anywhere, except in Russia itself or on the territory of Russian ally Belarus.

Plans for a summit in Budapest this month between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were put on hold after the Kre

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