Trump aides to visit Ukraine for first time this week, Zelenskiy says

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy shake hands inside the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral ahead of a ceremony to mark its re-opening following the 2019 fire, in Paris, France, December 7, 2024. LUDOVIC MARIN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that "serious" members of U.S. President Donald Trump's team would travel to Ukraine this week for the first time, as diplomatic efforts to end the war with Russia intensify.

Zelenskiy, who is trying to forge close relations with Trump as the U.S. president seeks to rapidly stop the bloodshed, said the visit would take place before the February 14-16 Munich Security Conference, though he did not clarify who would visit.