Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
US President Donald Trump had repeatedly claimed during his campaign that, if elected, he would end the Russia-Ukraine conflict “in 24 hours.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday (local time) said US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff told him that Russia is “ready to negotiate” when they met him in Kyiv after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Putin doesn’t want to upset President Trump,” Zelenskyy told US news outlet Axios. The aim is to make progress before or during winter to ‘bring (the) sides closer to peace,’” Zelenskyy said.
“Russia really thinks that this winter can help them break us. But the Trump administration could pressure Putin to de-escalate… “The US is seeking to restart negotiations between Ukraine and Russia and wants to ensure the coming winter is different from previous ones. Last August, more than six months into his second and final term, Trump hosted Putin in Alaska to discuss the conflict, marking their first meeting since Trump returned to office. However, the meeting ended without any significant breakthrough.