Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday welcomed Russia맥스카지노�s offer for direct peace talks, but insisted there must be a full, temporary ceasefire in place before negotiations can start.Video above: Muscovites on Putin맥스카지노�s proposal to hold direct talks with UkraineZelenskyy, writing on X, said it was a 맥스카지노�positive sign that the Russians have finally begun to consider ending the war맥스카지노� and said that 맥스카지노�the entire world has been waiting for this for a very long time."He added, however, that "the very first step in truly ending any war is a ceasefire,맥스카지노� in a reference to his proposal to start a 30-day unconditional truce on Monday.맥스카지노�There is no point in continuing the killing even for a single day. We expect Russia to confirm a ceasefire 맥스카지노� full, lasting, and reliable 맥스카지노� starting tomorrow, May 12th, and Ukraine is ready to meet,맥스카지노� Zelenskyy said.Russian President Vladimir Putin, in remarks to the media overnight, effectively rejected that ceasefire offer and proposed restarting direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday instead 맥스카지노�without preconditions.맥스카지노� He said a ceasefire might be agreed on during the negotiations.Putin맥스카지노�s counteroffer came after leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Moscow if it does not accept an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Saturday and issued a coordinated call for the truce starting Monday. The plan has received backing from both the European Union and U.S. President Donald Trump.In a social media post several hours after Putin맥스카지노�s overnight remarks about peace talks, Trump said it was 맥스카지노�a potentially great day for Russia and Ukraine!맥스카지노�맥스카지노�I will continue to work with both sides to make sure that it happens. The USA wants to focus, instead, on Rebuilding and Trade. A BIG week upcoming!맥스카지노� he added.Macron said Sunday that Putin맥스카지노�s offer of direct negotiations with Ukraine is 맥스카지노�a first step, but not enough,맥스카지노� signaling continued Western skepticism toward Moscow맥스카지노�s intentions.맥스카지노�An unconditional ceasefire is not preceded by negotiations,맥스카지노� Macron told reporters at the Polish-Ukrainian border, according to French media.Macron also warned that Putin is 맥스카지노�looking for a way out, but he still wants to buy time.맥스카지노�Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in comments aired by Russian state TV on Sunday, called Putin맥스카지노�s proposal 맥스카지노�very serious,맥스카지노� aimed at eliminating 맥스카지노�the root causes of the conflict,맥스카지노� and said it 맥스카지노�confirms a real intention for find a peaceful solution.맥스카지노�Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday spoke to Macron and Putin and told them in separate phone calls that Turkey was ready to host the peace talks. He also said that a 맥스카지노�historic turning point맥스카지노� had been reached in efforts to end the war, according to a statement from the Turkish presidential communications office.Meanwhile, Russia resumed mass drone attacks in Ukraine early on Sunday after its self-declared three-day pause expired.Russia launched 108 attack drones and simulator drones from six different directions, Ukraine맥스카지노�s air force said. It said 60 drones were shot down, and another 41 simulator drones failed to reach targets due to Ukrainian countermeasures.The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday accused Ukraine of 맥스카지노�violating맥스카지노� Moscow맥스카지노�s three-day ceasefire more than 14,000 times. Ukraine, which did not agree to the May 8-10 ceasefire, has also accused Russia of violating its own truce, with the Ukrainian foreign minister calling it a farce.맥스카지노�⿒�Associated Press writers Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, and Thomas Adamson-Koumbouzis in Paris contributed to this report.