Ukraine, US Negotiators Discussed How to Bring Peace Closer, Zelenskyy Says

Ukraine, US Negotiators Discussed How to Bring Peace Closer, Zelenskyy Says
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with the Polish Prime Minister at the Prime Minister's Office in Warsaw, Poland, on Dec. 19, 2025. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
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KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared ‍Kushner for about an hour on how ‍to end the war with Russia.

“It was a really good conversation: many details, good ideas, that we discussed. There are some ‌new ideas on how to bring the real peace closer, and it concerns ⁠formats, meetings, and, certainly, the timeline,” Zelenskyy said on the Telegram app.