Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have spoken about the prospects for pursuing more active diplomacy and moving towards an accord to end the more than four-year-old war with Russia.
Both the Ukrainian leader and the White House confirmed the telephone conversation took place on Wednesday.
US-brokered diplomacy in the war has stalled with Washington largely focused on the conflict with Iran.
“I just spoke with President Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff @SEPeaceMissions and Jared Kushner @jaredkushner,” Zelenskyy wrote on the social media platform X.
“It was a good, important conversation on how to reinvigorate diplomacy and bring peace closer. Peace is needed—peace with dignity, and Ukraine has long been ready for it.”
Zelenskyy said both sides would stay in close contact.
