The Ukrainian president has repeatedly said that peace negotiations will not succeed without his country's involvement.
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00:00Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that his country won't take part in the upcoming
00:07talks between the U.S. and Russia.
00:10The two nations are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, where they will discuss
00:15restoring ties and negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine.
00:20Zelensky said his country had not been invited to participate and has made it clear in the
00:24past that he wouldn't accept any negotiations about Ukraine that don't include his country.
00:32It comes after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin
00:37on the phone last week.
00:39Shortly after the call, Trump had also called Zelensky, where the two reportedly spoke about
00:44opportunities to achieve peace and discuss their readiness to work together.
00:50Trump's call with Putin left European countries shocked.
00:53They had also demanded a role in peace negotiations.
00:58Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who will be attending the talks, said Europeans shouldn't
01:02be invited to the talks.
01:20Zelensky traveled to the United Arab Emirates late Sunday and is later expected to travel
01:38to Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
01:40He said these trips were unrelated to the planned U.S.-Russia talks.