Zelensky insists on the need for a summit with Putin to resolve the territorial question

The Ukrainian president argued on Sunday that the territorial question could only be resolved during meetings between heads of state. “I want to stick to my position which is that such complex questions (on the territories) can only be resolved at the level of leaders,” he said during a press conference after his first talks in kyiv with Donald Trump’s emissaries.

Volodymyr Zelensky has long called for a meeting with his counterpart Vladimir Putin to resolve the question of territories, which the Kremlin refuses.

Ukraine's president said Sunday that despite his "positive" assessment of talks with visiting U.S. envoys in kyiv, the war against Russia appeared set to continue this winter, "for now."

“We very much hope to reach agreements with our American partners and we are counting on the support of our European partners, if the war continues into the winter, which seems to be the case for the moment,” Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press conference.

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To try to find a way out of the war, the United States replayed the diplomacy card this weekend while negotiations have been at a standstill since Washington launched its offensive against Iran at the end of February. Wanting to regain control of the Ukrainian issue, Donald Trump sent these two envoys to Moscow and kyiv on Saturday and Sunday. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were able to discuss at length with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Ukrainian president argued on Sunday that the territorial question could only be resolved during meetings between heads of state. “I want to stick to my position which is that such complex questions (on the territories) can only be resolved at the level of leaders,” he said during a press conference after his first talks in kyiv with Donald Trump’s emissaries.

Volodymyr Zelensky has long called for a meeting with his counterpart Vladimir Putin to resolve the question of territories, which the Kremlin refuses.

Ukraine's president said Sunday that despite his "positive" assessment of talks with visiting U.S. envoys in kyiv, the war against Russia appeared set to continue this winter, "for now."

“We very much hope to reach agreements with our American partners and we are counting on the support of our European partners, if the war continues into the winter, which seems to be the case for the moment,” Volodymyr Zelensky said during a press conference.