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Zelenskyy fears the war will continue into winter despite Trump mediation

From La Vanguardia · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff held talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv but announced no concrete breakthrough toward ending the war.
  • Zelenskyy said discussions covered economic and security guarantees, air-defense missiles and winter support for Ukraine.
  • The Ukrainian president said the war could continue and expressed hope that trilateral negotiations involving Russia, Ukraine and the United States could resume.

After meeting Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Kyiv by train for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Their mission ended with optimistic language, but no concrete advance toward ending a war that has lasted more than four and a half years.

Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin adviser who attended the more than three-hour meeting with Putin, called it “constructive, frank and useful.” After the Kyiv talks, Witkoff said he felt optimistic and that the United States hoped to find a diplomatic solution. Zelenskyy described his meeting with the American envoys as “very substantial.”

Constructive, frank and useful.

· Yuri UshakovThe Kremlin adviser described the meeting between Putin and Trump’s envoys.

The practical discussions focused on economic and security guarantees for Ukraine, the possible delivery of missiles for its air defenses, and a support package for the coming winter. Zelenskyy acknowledged that the current peace initiative would not end the war in the short term.

Very substantial.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy characterized his talks with the American mediators.

“If the war continues, and we expect it to continue, we are counting on the winter aid package, both for air defense and for the energy sector,” Zelenskyy told reporters. The prospect would leave Ukraine facing another winter of war.

Zelenskyy said the resumption of diplomatic talks was itself a positive step. Washington’s mediation efforts had stalled after Israel and the United States began bombing Iran on February 28, shifting Washington’s attention to the Middle East and freezing the Ukraine issue.

If the war continues, and we expect it to continue, we are counting on the winter aid package, both for air defense and for the energy sector.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyHe explained why Ukraine was seeking winter assistance despite the renewed diplomacy.

Zelenskyy and Kushner both expressed hope that trilateral contacts could resume, with Moscow and Kyiv negotiating while the United States acts as mediator. The American representatives also met national security advisers from Germany, France and Britain, which support Kyiv. Zelenskyy said they agreed to hold similar meetings in the coming weeks, while Kushner said the goal was to find “ways to move the peace process forward.” The talks also confirmed, in the article’s framing, that Russia continues to maintain maximalist demands.

Ways to move the peace process forward.

· Jared KushnerKushner described the purpose of future meetings with Ukraine’s European supporters.
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Originally published by La Vanguardia in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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