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Why it matters: The Ukrainian president believes the weeks before winter offer a window for diplomacy
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Zelensky met in Kyiv on Sunday with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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- Zelensky met in Kyiv on Sunday with Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner
- Zelensky said Ukraine wants to use September and October to restart a diplomatic process and suggested the UN General Assembly in New York later this month as a possible venue for further
- The U.S. is exploring whether Ukraine and Russia could take steps to de-escalate the war during the winter while restarting negotiations toward a broader peace agreement, Ukrainian President
- The Ukrainian president believes the weeks before winter offer a window for diplomacy
Summary
The U.S. is exploring whether Ukraine and Russia could take steps to de-escalate the war during the winter while restarting negotiations toward a broader peace agreement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Axios Monday. The Ukrainian president believes the weeks before winter offer a window for diplomacy. "My feeling that Putin needs Trump," Zelensky said. Zelensky said that even if Putin doesn't want to de-escalate, he could be pressured by the Trump administration to do so. When asked whether Putin might want to give Trump a diplomatic win before the U.S. elections, Zelensky replied: "Yeah.