Zelenskyy Holds New Talks With US Envoys, Ukrainian Official Says
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- US envoys presented Kyiv with new proposals aimed at ending the war with Russia and held further talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- A senior Ukrainian presidential official said the proposal was more effective than earlier efforts, but no breakthrough toward ending the conflict was announced.
- Russia and Ukraine declared temporary pauses in attacks on Kyiv and Moscow during the talks, while European representatives joined a separate round of discussions.
New US proposals to end the war with Russia brought American envoys back to Kyiv for further meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but the talks produced no announced breakthrough.
It is not the same as before.
A senior Ukrainian presidential official told AFP that the latest proposal differed from earlier efforts. “It is not the same as before,” the official said. “This time it is more effective.” The official added that the discussions were continuing and emphasized that “this is the most important part. Now the three of them are together.”
The talks followed Zelenskyy’s warning that the conflict appeared likely to continue through the winter. Yet both he and US envoy Steve Witkoff offered optimistic assessments on Sunday. Witkoff described his meeting with Zelenskyy as “very meaningful, substantive, important” and said, “We are very encouraged and want to continue them for as long as necessary.” Zelenskyy said Ukraine hoped to reach agreements with its American partners and counted on European support, even if the war continued through the winter.
This time it is more effective.
Witkoff, a businessman close to US President Donald Trump, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner made their first visit to Kyiv as mediators. They had previously traveled to Moscow eight times. British, French and German representatives took part in a separate round of talks, prompting Zelenskyy to say, “We are all on the same side.”
We are all on the same side.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a three-day halt to bombardments of Kyiv from Saturday through Monday and said the envoys’ safety would be guaranteed. Ukraine also announced a suspension of attacks on Moscow during the same period. The meetings took place as the Ukrainian capital continued to endure deadly Russian attacks, and after earlier rounds of negotiations had failed to end the conflict despite Trump’s campaign promise to stop the war within 24 hours of returning to the White House.
We are very encouraged and want to continue them for as long as necessary.
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Originally published by Clarín 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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