Zelenskyy says he had “very good conversation” with Witkoff and Kushner on Christmas

Zelenskyy says he had “very good conversation” with Witkoff and Kushner on Christmas

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that he had “a very good conversation” with President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Christmas Day.  He said they discussed “certain substantive details of the ongoing work” on a potential peace deal with Russia, though he did not specify what issues they talked about. “I…

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Zelenskyy says “very workable” peace plan to end Ukraine war could be presented to Russia within days

Zelenskyy says “very workable” peace plan to end Ukraine war could be presented to Russia within days

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals being negotiated with U.S. officials for a peace deal to end his country’s nearly four-year war with Russia are “very workable” and could be finalized within days, after which American envoys would present them to the Kremlin before further possible meetings in the United States next weekend. Zelenskyy warned…

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Russia keeping “stolen” Ukrainian territory “the main problem” with U.S. peace proposal, Zelenskyy says

Russia keeping “stolen” Ukrainian territory “the main problem” with U.S. peace proposal, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that the suggested legal recognition of Russian sovereignty over captured territory in the east of his country remained a “main problem” in negotiations as President Trump pushes for a deal to end Moscow’s nearly-four-year war on Ukraine. Ukrainian and American officials met over the weekend in Switzerland to discuss…

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Zelenskyy says Trump’s Ukraine plan must ensure ‘real and dignified peace’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Zelenskyy says Trump’s Ukraine plan must ensure ‘real and dignified peace’ | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is working on a proposal from the United States to end the Russia-Ukraine war, as Kyiv faces growing pressure from Washington and sustained attacks by Russian forces on the battlefield nearly four years into the conflict. Zelenskyy said on Friday that he discussed US President Donald Trump’s plan in…

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Trump says both Ukraine and Russia should declare victory after meeting with Zelenskyy: “Let history decide!”

Trump says both Ukraine and Russia should declare victory after meeting with Zelenskyy: “Let history decide!”

Washington — After his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House Friday, President Trump said both Russia and Ukraine should declare victory and “let history decide!”  Zelenskyy told reporters after the meeting that he and Mr. Trump decided not to publicly discuss whether the U.S. will provide long-range weapons, including Tomahawks, citing…

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Zelenskyy urges Trump to broker peace in Ukraine after very “productive” call: “Surely other wars can be stopped as well”

Zelenskyy urges Trump to broker peace in Ukraine after very “productive” call: “Surely other wars can be stopped as well”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he’d urged President Trump in a phone call Saturday to broker peace in Ukraine after his breakthrough in the Middle East. “If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well — including the Russian war,” Zelensky wrote on social media. He…

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