After meeting US negotiators, Zelenskyy signals next steps
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At a glance
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraineโs negotiating team was coordinating next steps and preparing for further meetings and contacts.
- US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend to seek a revival of talks on ending the war.
- Neither Moscow nor Kyiv announced a breakthrough, although a senior Ukrainian presidential source said the US envoys brought more effective proposals.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was preparing its next moves after weekend meetings involving US negotiators and European officials, but he did not specify what those steps would be.
โAfter our talks, I had a meeting with the Ukrainian negotiating team. We are coordinating further steps. We are preparing for further meetings and contacts,โ Zelenskyy wrote on Facebook.
After our talks, I had a meeting with the Ukrainian negotiating team. We are coordinating further steps. We are preparing for further meetings and contacts.
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend in an effort to restart negotiations aimed at ending the war, which the article says has continued for four and a half years.
A senior source in the Ukrainian presidentโs office told AFP that Witkoff and Kushner brought โmore effectiveโ proposals for ending the war. Neither Moscow nor Kyiv, however, announced a breakthrough.
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