Zelenskyy says further Ukraine-US-Russia talks are possible
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes there is a possibility that another round of trilateral talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia may be held, although no decision has been made yet.
Source: Zelenskyy in an interview with Axios, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Zelenskyy said Ukraine wants to use September and October to revive diplomatic efforts and has suggested the UN General Assembly in New York, which will take place later this month, as a possible venue for further US-Ukraine talks.
He noted that there is also a possibility of another round of trilateral talks between the US, Ukraine and Russia, although no decision has yet been made.
Quote: "We have this September, October to find any way to speak. Without dialogue … we will not have [a] result. I think that President Trump can find a way to [a] real beginning of the process of negotiating before [the] cold winter."
Details: Meanwhile, Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine needs to remain militarily strong throughout the diplomatic process and emphasised that Kyiv is currently in a better position on the battlefield than before, despite a shortage of air defence systems and continued Russian drone and missile attacks.
He also called on the US to impose additional sanctions on Russia, describing them as a key source of leverage in any negotiations.
"Putin needs money. Putin wants money to continue the war," the president added.
Background:
- In the same interview, Zelenskyy said he has received a message from US President Donald Trump's negotiators that "the Russians are ready to negotiate".
- A source at the Élysée Palace has told European Pravda that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin will be ready to resume peace negotiations on Ukraine after the Russian parliamentary elections on 18-20 September.
- Following the talks in Kyiv with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the national security advisers from France, Germany and the UK – Emmanuel Bonne, Günter Sautter and Jonathan Powell – agreed to draw up, together with their Ukrainian counterparts, the conditions they will put forward in further negotiations with Russia over the coming weeks.
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