SHOTLIST KYIV, UKRAINE (MAY 14, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT “UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY” HANDOUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY) 1.(SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY SAYING: “Today, we held several meetings with the team regarding the format in Türkiye. I am waiting to see who will come from Russia, and then I will decide which steps Ukraine should take. So far, the signals from them in the media are unconvincing.” 2. WHITE FLASH 3.(SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY SAYING: “But we also hear that President Trump is considering attending the meeting in Türkiye. That could become the strongest argument. This week really may change a lot — but only may… Everything is being decided right now.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY SAYING: “Ukraine is ready for any format of negotiations, and we are not afraid of meetings. Tomorrow – in Türkiye.” KYIV, UKRAINE (MAY 14, 2025) (USERS MUST CREDIT “UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY” HANDOUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that his country is ready for “any format” for peace negotiations. “Ukraine is ready for any format of negotiations, and we are not afraid of meetings,” Zelenskyy said in a video address on Telegram, as the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul is expected to host the first direct peace talks between the two countries since March 2022. Zelenskyy said he held several meetings with his team on the format of the talks with Russia. “I expect who will arrive from Russia, and then I will determine what steps Ukraine should take,” he said, arguing that “signals” they are receiving from the media in Moscow are “not convincing yet.” “But we also hear that (US) President (Donald) Trump is considering the possibility of being in Türkiye. So, this could be the strongest argument. A week can really change a lot, but maybe,” he said. “All this is being decided now.”