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.

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 Kremlin stuck to demands including that Ukraine cede more territory as a condition for a ceasefire.

Trump has backed Ukraine's call for an immediate ceasefire on current lines.

Ukrainian and European officials will meet on Friday or Saturday to discuss the details of a ceasefire plan, Zelenskiy told reporters on Tuesday afte

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