Read in English
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confidently asserts that U.S. leader Donald Trump remains invested in facilitating diplomatic efforts to address Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Key highlights:
- Zelenskyy assures Trump’s engagement in collaborative negotiations.
- However, initial one-on-one talks must occur between Ukraine’s leader and Russia’s authoritarian president.
Zelenskyy responds to Trump’s latest remarks
Journalists asked the Ukrainian president to comment on Trump’s statement that he “does not wish to be involved” in discussions.
No, no, our conversation was very productive, truly. He acknowledges the complexity of this path, Zelenskyy emphasized.
The president suggested that Trump’s remarks likely referred to the proposed initial meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin.
Zelenskyy reiterated that the White House leader believes bilateral talks between Ukrainian and Russian heads of state should precede trilateral discussions including the U.S.
Trump aims to secure success, both for himself and America, and understands achieving immediate results in a first meeting is unlikely. But I’m certain that with collective strength, we’ll eventually succeed.
Media sources indicate Trump reportedly prefers to leave the responsibility for organizing a leaders’ summit to Kyiv and Moscow.
This signals the U.S. president’s current inclination to distance himself from mediation efforts to end the war.
