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Why Zelensky asked Russian oligarch Abramovich to test Putin’s appetite for talks

|Ukraine, Ukraine|1 independent sources

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Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed reports that he asked Roman Abramovich to pass on an offer of direct talks to Vladimir Putin. A Russian oligarch loyal to the Kremlin may be a surprise choice of messenger for Kyiv, but the former Chelsea owner has a history of acting as go-between since the start of Russia’s invasion.

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