The Kremlin has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s calls for a peace summit, stating that President Vladimir Putin will only meet his counterpart after a full peace agreement is finalized by lower-level negotiators.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has stated that he will work to organise a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. Source: Erdoğan at a press conference on 25 July;