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| Zelensky hopes for 'meaningful' US-Ukraine talks next week | Zelensky hopes for 'meaningful' US-Ukraine talks next week |
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| President Zelensky revealed that Ukrainian and American teams had already "resumed work" | President Zelensky revealed that Ukrainian and American teams had already "resumed work" |
| US-Ukraine talks will be held in Saudi Arabia next week, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, expressing hopes that it will be "a meaningful meeting". | US-Ukraine talks will be held in Saudi Arabia next week, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, expressing hopes that it will be "a meaningful meeting". |
| The Ukrainian leader, who will be in the Gulf kingdom but not take part in the talks, said Kyiv was working to reach a "fast and lasting" peace. | The Ukrainian leader, who will be in the Gulf kingdom but not take part in the talks, said Kyiv was working to reach a "fast and lasting" peace. |
| US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said the American team wanted to discuss a "framework" for peace to try to end the Russia-Ukraine war. | US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said the American team wanted to discuss a "framework" for peace to try to end the Russia-Ukraine war. |
| Last Friday, Zelensky and Trump were involved in a public clash at the White House - during which Trump said Zelensky was not ready to end the fighting. The US proceeded to pause military aid to Ukraine and stop sharing intelligence. | Last Friday, Zelensky and Trump were involved in a public clash at the White House - during which Trump said Zelensky was not ready to end the fighting. The US proceeded to pause military aid to Ukraine and stop sharing intelligence. |
| The Ukrainian president has expressed regret about the incident and tried to repair relations with the US - the country's biggest military supplier. | The Ukrainian president has expressed regret about the incident and tried to repair relations with the US - the country's biggest military supplier. |
| On Thursday, Witkoff said Trump had received a letter from Zelensky that included an "apology" and "sense of gratitude". | On Thursday, Witkoff said Trump had received a letter from Zelensky that included an "apology" and "sense of gratitude". |
| "Hopefully, we get things back on track with the Ukrainians, and everything resumes," Witkoff said. | "Hopefully, we get things back on track with the Ukrainians, and everything resumes," Witkoff said. |
| Zelensky has been under strong US pressure to make concessions ahead of any peace talks, while the Ukrainian president has been pushing for firm security guarantees for Kyiv. | Zelensky has been under strong US pressure to make concessions ahead of any peace talks, while the Ukrainian president has been pushing for firm security guarantees for Kyiv. |
| Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and now controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory. | Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and now controls about 20% of Ukrainian territory. |
| Zelensky's conciliatory letter to Trump suggests he's out of options | Zelensky's conciliatory letter to Trump suggests he's out of options |
| How the Trump-Zelensky talks collapsed in 10 fiery minutes | |
| Timeline of Trump and Zelensky's fraying relationship | Timeline of Trump and Zelensky's fraying relationship |
| What pausing US intel means for Ukraine | What pausing US intel means for Ukraine |
| Zelensky announced the US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia in a series of posts on social media, after attending Thursday's crisis summit in Brussels where European Union leaders endorsed plans for a boost in defence spending. | Zelensky announced the US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia in a series of posts on social media, after attending Thursday's crisis summit in Brussels where European Union leaders endorsed plans for a boost in defence spending. |
| "Ukrainian and American teams have resumed work, and we hope that next week we will have a meaningful meeting," he wrote on X. | "Ukrainian and American teams have resumed work, and we hope that next week we will have a meaningful meeting," he wrote on X. |
| "Ukraine has been seeking peace since the very first moment of the war, and we have always stated that the war continues solely because of Russia." | "Ukraine has been seeking peace since the very first moment of the war, and we have always stated that the war continues solely because of Russia." |
| Zelensky urged the global community to put more pressure on Moscow so it "accepts the need to end" the war. | Zelensky urged the global community to put more pressure on Moscow so it "accepts the need to end" the war. |
| He also made an apparent reference to a truce plan outlined earlier this week by French President Emmanuel Macron, which proposed a ceasefire in the air and at sea, and an end to attacks on energy and other civilian infrastructure. | He also made an apparent reference to a truce plan outlined earlier this week by French President Emmanuel Macron, which proposed a ceasefire in the air and at sea, and an end to attacks on energy and other civilian infrastructure. |
| Russia has not publicly commented on the French proposals. | Russia has not publicly commented on the French proposals. |
| On Thursday, Putin said Moscow was seeking a peace "that would ensure calmness for our country in the long-term perspective. | On Thursday, Putin said Moscow was seeking a peace "that would ensure calmness for our country in the long-term perspective. |
| "We don't need anything that belongs to others, but we won't give up anything that belongs to us either," the Kremlin leader added. | "We don't need anything that belongs to others, but we won't give up anything that belongs to us either," the Kremlin leader added. |
| Russia annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula in 2014, and claims another four Ukrainian regions in the south-east as its own - although Moscow doesn't fully control them. | Russia annexed Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula in 2014, and claims another four Ukrainian regions in the south-east as its own - although Moscow doesn't fully control them. |
| Ukraine and its European allies have in recent weeks expressed alarm over what many on the continent see as Donald Trump's overtures to Russia. | Ukraine and its European allies have in recent weeks expressed alarm over what many on the continent see as Donald Trump's overtures to Russia. |
| Trump vowed during the US election campaign to bring the war to an end quickly, and preliminary US-Russian talks were held in Saudi Arabia last month - without European or Ukrainian representatives present. | Trump vowed during the US election campaign to bring the war to an end quickly, and preliminary US-Russian talks were held in Saudi Arabia last month - without European or Ukrainian representatives present. |
| The US's decision to halt its military aid Ukraine has been cast by Trump administration officials as a means of getting Kyiv to co-operate with the US-led peace talks. | The US's decision to halt its military aid Ukraine has been cast by Trump administration officials as a means of getting Kyiv to co-operate with the US-led peace talks. |
| Any corresponding pressure the US has been putting on Moscow to make concessions has not been made public. | Any corresponding pressure the US has been putting on Moscow to make concessions has not been made public. |
| Watch in full: The remarkable exchange between Zelensky, Vance and Trump |