<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he sees "positive" signals from Ukraine-Russia peace talks held in Istanbul, but vowed that Kyiv will not "decrease our defence efforts."</p>.<p>"We can say that the signals that we hear from the negotiations are positive, but those signals do not drown out the explosions or Russian shells," Zelenskyy said in a video address late Tuesday.</p>.<p>Zelenskyy also expressed skepticism about Moscow's stated plan of a military scaleback, saying: "We will not decrease our defense efforts."</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>
<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday he sees "positive" signals from Ukraine-Russia peace talks held in Istanbul, but vowed that Kyiv will not "decrease our defence efforts."</p>.<p>"We can say that the signals that we hear from the negotiations are positive, but those signals do not drown out the explosions or Russian shells," Zelenskyy said in a video address late Tuesday.</p>.<p>Zelenskyy also expressed skepticism about Moscow's stated plan of a military scaleback, saying: "We will not decrease our defense efforts."</p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos:</strong></p>