Ukraine rejects Belarus as venue for talks as Russian troops enter Kharkiv

On Friday, Mr Zelensky offered to negotiate a key Russian demand: abandoning ambitions of joining Nato

Speaking in a video message on Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy named Warsaw, Bratislava, Istanbul, Budapest or Baku as alternative venues. Picture: Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP

Ukraine’s president has said his country is ready for peace talks with Russia but not in Belarus, which was a staging ground for Moscow’s invasion.

Speaking in a video message on Sunday, he named Warsaw, Bratislava, Istanbul, Budapest or Baku as alternative venues.