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Zelensky accuses Russia of buying time to stall peace talks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to media during a press briefing after his phone talks with the US president, in Kyiv, on May 19, 2025. [AFP]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Tuesday of delaying peace talks in a bid to pursue its three-year invasion, even as US President Donald Trump pushes for an immediate ceasefire.

Trump spoke by phone on Monday to both Zelensky and Russia's Vladimir Putin, after Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Istanbul on Friday for their first direct talks on the conflict in three years.

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