US offers new talks format including Russia and Ukraine, Zelenskiy says


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends his welcoming ceremony at the courtyard of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

KYIV, Dec 20 (Reuters) - ‌The United States has offered a potential new ‌format for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia ‌with American and possibly European envoys participating, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday.

Kyiv will decide on the format once it ‍is clear whether bilateral discussions ‍with U.S. negotiators that ‌resumed on Friday are positive, Zelenskiy said, adding he planned ‍to ​take up the matter with Ukraine's delegation chief Rustem Umerov.

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