Zelenskiy seeks new talks with US envoys on ending Russia war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he had proposed new talks in ⁠the coming days ⁠with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as Washington steps up ⁠efforts to bring Kyiv and Moscow back to negotiations.

The proposal follows talks in the United States last week at which Witkoff and Kushner told a Ukrainian delegation that ⁠a deal ⁠allowing Russian diesel exports was aimed at drawing Moscow back to negotiations.

In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy also said Ukraine supported President Donald Trump's ⁠proposed energy truce as long as Russia observed it.

"Our team has sent the American side the relevant proposals regarding possible next meetings ⁠and ‌conversations. ‌In the coming days, we ⁠are ready ‌to meet, and I passed this ⁠proposal on to Steve ⁠Witkoff and Jared Kushner ⁠through my team."