Zelenskyy says date, venue for upcoming peace talks may change

The date and venue for the next round of peace talks on Ukraine, initially planned for Sunday in Abu Dhabi, may change, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.

"It is very important for us that everyone we reached agreements with attends this meeting, because everyone is expecting feedback. However, the date or the venue may change," he was quoted by the Interfax-Ukraine news agency as telling reporters.

He noted that the developments "in the situation with the U.S. and Iran" could affect the timing of the talks.

Zelenskyy rejected Russia's idea to hold peace talks at the highest level in Moscow and instead invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to Kiev.

"I'm ready for any effective format to end the war. But in Moscow and Belarus that is simply impossible," Zelenskyy said.

Representatives from Ukraine, the United States and Russia held their first trilateral meeting since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on January 23-24 in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.

On Thursday, local media reported that Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia is only considering Moscow as a venue for a possible meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin.

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