Zelenskyy Says War Appears Likely to Continue Through Winter
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- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine viewed talks with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff positively, but expected the war with Russia to continue through winter.
- The envoys began talks in Kyiv after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin and sought to revive negotiations to end the war.
- US President Donald Trump said his envoys were carrying a proposal to halt hostilities, while a White House official said practical plans would be announced in the coming weeks.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the talks may be positive, but the outlook for a winter ceasefire remains bleak. “If the war continues in winter, and at the moment it looks that way,” he said, Ukraine's teams still viewed the country's future prospects positively.
If the war continues in winter, and at the moment it looks that way,
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff began negotiations with Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday over how to end the war with Russia. Their visit came a day after they met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. It was their first visit to Kyiv, according to the report.
The envoys are seeking to revive negotiations aimed at ending what the article describes as Europe's largest war since the Second World War. A White House official told AFP that the discussions in Moscow had covered “realistic plans that will be announced in the coming weeks.”
realistic plans that will be announced in the coming weeks
US President Donald Trump said his representatives were carrying a “proposal” for ending the fighting. “We have an idea to achieve peace,” Trump said, without giving further details.
proposal
Zelenskyy said Ukraine hoped to reach an agreement with its American partners and receive support from European partners. Despite the expectation that the war could continue through winter, he said his teams remained positive about Ukraine's prospects.
We have an idea to achieve peace
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. 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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