#AFP: "Zelensky proposed a trilateral meeting"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed organizing a trilateral meeting between himself, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, AFP reports.

According to the media outlet, Zelensky confirmed that he is ready for a meeting in the "Trump-Putin-I" format.

"If Putin feels uncomfortable with a bilateral meeting or everyone wants the meeting to be trilateral, I am not against it. I am ready for any format," Zelensky said.

At the same time, the Ukrainian president called on the United States to tighten sanctions against Russia. According to Zelensky, he has already discussed this issue with the US president.

"We talked with him about two main aspects: energy and the banking system. Will the United States be able to impose sanctions against these two sectors? I would very much like it," Zelensky added.

According to him, Ukraine has not yet received a memorandum from Russia on the resolution of the conflict.

Ukraine has already submitted its version of the memorandum to the United States. Igor Brusilo, deputy head of Zelensky's office, announced the day before that the Ukrainian document (memorandum) talks about the beginning of an unconditional ceasefire, which will allow the parties to sit down at the negotiating table.

"Further steps will be determined during the negotiations," Brusilo said.