Ukraine closed out its third round of direct talks with Russia on Wednesday with a proposal to hold a “leaders’ summit” by the end of August with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Trump.

The proposed summit would be held between Zelensky and Putin, and it would include the “participation” of the U.S. and Turkish presidents, according to a statement from Andriy Yermak, the head of Zelensky’s office.

Zelensky on Tuesday had again renewed his offer to meet with Putin to negotiate an end to the war, but Putin has rejected previous offers.

Ukraine made the proposal in Turkey during the latest round of talks, which yielded few results and left delegations from both countries feeling far away from a deal on a cease-fire or end to the war.

“It is clear that Russia is still not ready to end the war — but there is still time to reconsider and put an end to this madness,” Yermak said in the statement.

He said progress was made on humanitarian issues, including........

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