India, June 22 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a fresh appeal for diplomacy, urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet face-to-face in an effort to end the war that has devastated both countries for more than four years.

In a rare public letter addressed directly to Putin, Zelenskyy argued that political leaders-not military commanders-must ultimately make the decisions needed to stop the conflict. His proposal comes at a time when fighting continues on multiple fronts, and international attention is increasingly divided by other global crises.

Putin News Today: What Did Zelenskyy Say in His Message to Putin?

Zelenskyy used the public letter to call for a direct meeting with the Russian leader and stressed the...