KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday renewed his offer to meet with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, but hopes of progress were low as delegations prepared to hold another round of talks.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that he will work to organise a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Source: Erdoğan at a press conference on 25 July;

The Kremlin has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s calls for a peace summit, stating that President Vladimir Putin will only meet his counterpart after a full peace agreement is finalized by lower-level negotiators.

U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly said during his campaign he would be able to end the war between Russia and Ukraine “in 24 hours” upon taking office.

Dmitry Peskov, Spokesperson for the Kremlin leader, has said that the 30 days are unlikely to be enough to organise a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

For the first time in a long period, conversations between representatives of Ukraine and Russia have begun to include signals about a possible meeting between the two countries' leaders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a media briefing on July 24.