Speaking at a press conference at the Ukrainian Embassy in Ankara following talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday, Zelensky said Ukraine remained committed to dialogue but expressed doubts about Moscows intentions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Turkey for direct talks with Russia. But the Kremlin sent a lower-level delegation that doesn't include President Vladimir Putin.

Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim after Russian President Vladimir Putin spurned an offer by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet face-to-face in Turkey.