Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Rustem Umerov has proposed holding a new meeting with Russia as early as next week, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky says in his evening address.

“The dynamics of the negotiations must improve. We need to do everything possible to achieve a ceasefire. The Russian side must stop avoiding decisions regarding prisoner exchanges, the return of children, and the cessation of killings,” Zelenskyy said.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Kyiv has sent Moscow an offer to hold another round of peace talks next week, and that he wanted to speed up negotiations for a ceasefire.