Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for increased international pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the ongoing invasion. Amid US-Ukrainian ceasefire discussions in Saudi Arabia, Zelenskyy emphasised that without global pressure, Russia would continue to prolong the conflict and ignore diplomacy. Negotiations are focused on a potential ceasefire in the Black Sea, but Putin has only agreed to halt strikes on energy infrastructure.
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