Ukraine's president ready to meet Russia's Putin in Minsk

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a news conference after meeting European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is ready to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Minsk for talks that would also involve Germany, Britain, the United States and France, Zelenskiy said in a social media video on Monday.

"And now I want to turn to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Need to talk? It is necessary. Let's discuss whom Crimea belongs to and who is not there in the Donbass," Zelenskiy said.