Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said US and Ukrainian negotiating teams failed to agree on long-term territorial issues during talks on how to end the Russian war, calling for them to be discussed at the leaders’ level.

“We have not reached a consensus with the American side regarding the territory of the Donetsk region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,” he said, adding, “We are ready for a meeting with the United States at the leaders’ level to address sensitive issues. Matters such as territorial questions must be discussed at the leaders’ level.”

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He did not specify whether that would include Russian President Vladimir Putin, though Zelensky has long called for a meeting with the Kremlin chief.

AFP