Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country will not take part in US-Russia talks this week on ending the war and cannot accept the outcome of the summit if Ukraine does not participate.

Speaking to journalists on a conference call from the United Arab Emirates, Mr Zelensky said his government had not been invited to Tuesday’s planned talks in Saudi Arabia.

He said they would “yield no results”, given the absence of any Ukrainian officials.

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Mr Zelensky added he would travel to Turkey on Monday and to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, but that his trip to the Arab nation was unrelated to planned US-Russia talks there on Tuesday.