Zelenskiy seeks new talks with US envoys on ending Russia war


Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to the media in the Chernihiv region, Ukraine, October 8, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

Oct 13 (Reuters) - ⁠Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on ⁠Tuesday he had proposed new ‌talks in the coming days with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as ​Washington steps up efforts ⁠to bring Kyiv ⁠and Moscow back to negotiations.

The proposal follows ⁠talks ‌in the United States last week at which Witkoff ⁠and Kushner told a Ukrainian delegation ​that ‌a deal allowing Russian diesel exports ⁠was aimed ​at drawing Moscow back to negotiations.

In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy ⁠also said Ukraine supported President ​Donald Trump’s proposed energy truce as long as Russia observed it.

"Our team ⁠has sent the American side the relevant proposals regarding possible next meetings and conversations. In the coming days, ​we are ready ⁠to meet and I passed this ​proposal on to Steve ‌Witkoff and Jared Kushner ​through my team."

(Reporting by Ron Popeski; Editing by Howard Goller)

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