Zelenskyy's offer of direct talks with Putin, weeks before 10 February 2025
A look back at the peace-talk signals and a regional energy warning in the days around 10 February 2025.
What was being said about ending the war in the days before 10 February 2025? Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had set out his position on 4 February 2025, in an interview with British journalist Piers Morgan.
He said he was ready for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin if they were a setup to end the war. The remark was reported as part of the wider discussion of peace negotiations over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
On 6 February 2025, attention turned to neighbouring Moldova. Prime Minister Dorin Recean called on the breakaway state of Transnistria to take steps to avoid a new gas crisis. The appeal was reported in the context of the 2025 Moldovan energy crisis.
Together, the two statements marked the run-up to 10 February 2025: a public readiness for direct talks on the war, and a warning about energy supplies in the region.
