Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke today (Sunday) with U.S. presidential envoys Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, saying that “peace comes only through strength and cooperation based on trust.” In a post on his X account, Zelenskyy said Ukraine is doing everything to make that happen and to ensure America’s position is strong and brings peace closer—”peace that everyone except Russia has been waiting for more than four and a half years.”
1+The sides discussed the results of the meeting between Ukrainian and American teams in Florida. “Our teams are in almost constant contact. We are also preparing the next steps in diplomacy,” he wrote. The Ukrainian president also claimed today that Kyiv is regularly updating its partners on the real situation of Russian attacks, “which haven’t stopped for even a minute.”
The Florida meeting was held last weekend with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner representing the U.S., a Ukrainian delegation that included Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, and representatives from Europe and NATO. It was planned for two days but ended after just one day. The American side has not yet commented on the call.
1+The meeting comes as Trump signed an executive order freezing implementation of most sanctions against Russia that were set by bipartisan legislation. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the decision was made as part of a shift in the president’s policy toward Moscow, in an attempt to end the war in Ukraine and curb energy prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.