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| Zelensky hails ‘best’ meeting with Trump | Zelensky hails ‘best’ meeting with Trump |
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| The leaders of the US and Ukraine discussed possible security guarantees and the path to peace with Russia on Monday | The leaders of the US and Ukraine discussed possible security guarantees and the path to peace with Russia on Monday |
| Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has hailed Monday’s negotiations with US President Donald Trump as the best meeting the two have had. | |
| Zelensky met with Trump at the White House, alongside several leaders from Western Europe. The summit came three days after the US president held his first face-to-face meeting since 2019 with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska. | Zelensky met with Trump at the White House, alongside several leaders from Western Europe. The summit came three days after the US president held his first face-to-face meeting since 2019 with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska. |
| Although no breakthroughs were announced, the parties described the discussions as a positive step toward achieving peace between Ukraine and Russia. | Although no breakthroughs were announced, the parties described the discussions as a positive step toward achieving peace between Ukraine and Russia. |
| “I would like to thank President Trump for this meeting. It was the best meeting we have had, which is very important,” Zelensky told reporters outside the White House. | “I would like to thank President Trump for this meeting. It was the best meeting we have had, which is very important,” Zelensky told reporters outside the White House. |
| Zelensky said he had briefed US officials on the battlefield situation, outlining “who really controls each area.” | Zelensky said he had briefed US officials on the battlefield situation, outlining “who really controls each area.” |
| “Our main goal is a strong, lasting peace for Ukraine and Europe,” he added. Zelensky confirmed that he is ready for a potential meeting with Putin. | “Our main goal is a strong, lasting peace for Ukraine and Europe,” he added. Zelensky confirmed that he is ready for a potential meeting with Putin. |
| Hours earlier, Trump spoke by phone with the Russian president and said he would work to arrange a Putin-Zelensky meeting, followed by a trilateral summit. | Hours earlier, Trump spoke by phone with the Russian president and said he would work to arrange a Putin-Zelensky meeting, followed by a trilateral summit. |
| Putin has previously said he is ready to meet the Ukrainian leader once the peace terms are prepared for signing. | Putin has previously said he is ready to meet the Ukrainian leader once the peace terms are prepared for signing. |
| Russia has maintained that it favors a lasting peace rather than a temporary ceasefire and has stressed that Ukraine must renounce its claim to newly acquired Russian territories, as well as abandon its plans to join NATO. | Russia has maintained that it favors a lasting peace rather than a temporary ceasefire and has stressed that Ukraine must renounce its claim to newly acquired Russian territories, as well as abandon its plans to join NATO. |
| Zelensky confirmed that potential land swaps were discussed during negotiations in Washington but reiterated that Kiev would not willingly cede any territory or recognize Russia’s new borders. | Zelensky confirmed that potential land swaps were discussed during negotiations in Washington but reiterated that Kiev would not willingly cede any territory or recognize Russia’s new borders. |