Speaking to reporters on Friday, Zelensky said the United States has proposed a clear timeline for negotiations and "they say they want to get everything done by June." He added that Washington aims to ensure both sides adhere to the proposed schedule, indicating that the Trump administra
At Davos, US President Donald Trump said Europe should take responsibility for Ukraine, claiming the US has "nothing to do with it." He questioned NATO's fairness and said he would meet Ukraine President Zelensky, expressing hope for a deal as his envoys head to Moscow for talks.
Trump has made similar claims many times since May 10 last year, stating that it was his pressure that led to peace between the two nuclear-armed neighbours as he makes his pitch for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Ukraine wants peace but will not accept any weak or temporary deal that compromises its sovereignty. In a New Year address, he stressed resilience despite war fatigue and said negotiations are close but must ensure lasting security.
Standing outside his Mar-a-lago club as Trump shakes hands with Netanyahu, he said, "We have to have a peace plan for Gaza as quickly as we can, but there has to be a disarmament, we have to disarm with Hamas. One of the things we will talk about."
Speaking to reporters, Trump said, "Russia wants to see Ukraine succeed. It sounds a little strange, but President Putin was very generous in his feelings toward Ukraine succeeding, including supplying energy, electricity and other things at very low prices."
"We had a terrific meeting. We discussed a lot of things. As you know, I had an excellent phone call with President Putin. It lasted for over two hours. We discussed a lot of points. I do think we're getting a lot closer, maybe very close. The President and I just spoke to the European le
Speaking to reporters outside the resort, when asked whether he had set any deadline for ending the Russia-Ukraine war, Trump made it clear that he has no deadline for a peace deal this time.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday (local time) said that some documents of the peace deal are "fully prepared" after he held a discussion with United States envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, termed the Ukrainian delegation's meetings with American and European counterparts, in the backdrop of discussions on a peace deal in Miami, "productive and constructive."
Special envoy of the Russian President and CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, stated that the discussions on a settlement for a peace deal in Ukraine currently underway in Miami are being held constructively, noting that talks, which started on Friday, will continue
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday described the 1994 Budapest Memorandum as a "piece of paper", stressing that Ukraine will not accept any peace agreement with Russia that lacks strong and enforceable security guarantees.