Zelensky ready to join Trump-Putin talks after 'frank' White House meeting

The US and Russian presidents announced on Thursday that they planned to meet in Budapest.

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The US and Russian presidents announced on Thursday that they planned to hold talks on the war in Ukraine in Budapest, possibly in the coming weeks.

In comments released on Monday, Zelensky told reporters: "If it is an invitation in a format where we meet as three or, as it's called, shuttle diplomacy... then in one format or another, we will agree."

Meanwhile, media reports suggest his White House meeting with Trump on Friday descended into a "shouting match" - with the US side urging Ukraine to accept Russia's terms to end the war.

Watch: 'Let it be cut the way it is,' says Trump on Donbas regionZelensky was guarded during his first press briefing since the talks, but still his comments made clear that there were large areas of disagreement between the two sides.