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Zelenskyy meets Trump envoys and says “peace is necessary”

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy met U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Kyiv after their talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine wanted to accelerate the war’s end and needed security guarantees, while Witkoff called the meeting significant and substantive.
  • The visit came during a temporary suspension of strikes on Kyiv and Moscow, although hostilities continued elsewhere and both sides reported large-scale drone attacks.

“Peace is necessary,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said before meeting Donald Trump’s envoys in Kyiv, where he also called for security guarantees and a coordinated, realistic approach to ending the war.

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner made their first visit to the Ukrainian capital after holding talks with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. European security advisers also took part in the Kyiv discussions, Zelenskyy told reporters. He said Ukraine had prepared its proposals and would continue to act constructively because it wanted to accelerate the end of the war.

After the meeting, Zelenskyy posted videos and photographs with the U.S. delegation and said the talks had begun. Witkoff described the discussion with the Ukrainian president and his team as “very significant, substantive, important,” adding that the sides were encouraged and wanted to continue for as long as necessary.

Ukraine has always shown a constructive attitude and will continue to do so. We want to accelerate the end of the war. Peace is necessary. Security guarantees are necessary.

· Volodymyr ZelenskyyZelenskyy spoke to reporters before meeting the U.S. envoys in Kyiv.

The visit took place during a temporary pause in attacks on the two capitals. Putin ordered a three-day halt to bombardments of Kyiv from Saturday through Monday and said the U.S. envoys’ security would be guaranteed. Ukraine also announced a suspension of attacks on Moscow during the same period.

The pause did not end the wider hostilities. Ukraine’s Air Force said Moscow attacked overnight with 108 drones and missiles and that most were shot down, while 11 locations were hit. Russia’s military said it had neutralized 258 Ukrainian drones, although the supplied report ends before giving further details.

The envoys have visited Moscow eight times since becoming mediators in the conflict, but this was their first trip to Kyiv. A White House official said their Moscow meeting had covered substantial plans for next steps to be announced in the coming weeks. Earlier rounds aimed at ending the war have not produced an agreement.

We had a very significant, substantive, important discussion, and we are very encouraged and want to continue with them for as long as necessary.

· Steve WitkoffWitkoff described the talks with Zelenskyy and his team after the meeting.
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