Zelensky issues Putin warning as he proposes peace meeting: ‘When Russia grows tired, change comes’

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5 Jun 2026 • 3:38 AM MYT
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Zelensky issues Putin warning as he proposes peace meeting: ‘When Russia grows tired, change comes’

  • Ukrainian ​President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a meeting between himself and Vladimir Putin in an an open letter to the Russian president on Thursday.
  • Zelensky ​said ⁠the majority of ‌Russians had grown tired of Ukrainian missile and drones ‌attacks, inflation and fuel ‌shortages, and were ready for peace.
  • Zelensky warned that a lack of a peace deal ​could threaten Putin's personal ‌position.
  • He said: "It is a ⁠fact of Russian ⁠history that you know well: when ‌Russia ​grows tired, change ‌comes."
  • It comes after Putin did not rule out signing a peace ⁠deal with Zelensky if an agreement could be ⁠reached.

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