00:02Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kyiv is ready for the next round of peace talks,
00:07but said that it was up to the U.S. and Russia to decide when and where to meet.
00:11The Ukrainian leader said Washington had proposed to meet in the U.S. next week,
00:16but that Russia did not want to meet there.
00:19Peace talks have been underway in the United Arab Emirates earlier this year,
00:23but were put on hold due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
00:26Zelensky feared the escalating conflict in the Middle East could draw attention away from Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
00:34And the Ukrainian leader has now also warned that Iran could drain the air defense stockpiles Ukraine depends on to
00:40counter Russian attacks.
00:42Meanwhile, Russia continues to launch near-daily attacks on Ukraine.
00:47Zelensky said that in the past week, Russia struck Ukraine with more than 1,700 drones,
00:52over 1,500 aerial bombs, and just under 100 missiles.
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