- Trump expressed optimism about reaching an agreement between Ukraine and Russia.
- Zelenskyi thanked the American president for his support in ending the war.
- Special Envoy Witkoff is to meet Putin in Moscow.
US President Donald After his team’s talks with Ukrainian officials in Florida on Sunday, Trump said there was a “good chance” of reaching an agreement to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. At the same time, he stated that the corruption scandal that affected the government in Kyiv does not help this effort. TASR informs about it with reference to CNN
“There are some difficult issues in Ukraine,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, alluding to the “corruption situation going on that is not helpful.” “However, I think there is a good chance that we will be able to reach an agreement,” Trump said. An investigation into corruption in the energy sector forced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to dismiss his office chief and chief negotiator Andriy Jermak last week.
According to him, the talks to reach an agreement are “continuing and continuing well”. “We want to stop people from being killed,” stated the head of the White House. He added that he spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his special envoy Steve Witkoff after talks with Ukrainian officials on Sunday.
In a post on the X platform Zelenskyj after the talks in Florida, he thanked Trump for the time he is devoting to efforts to end the war with Russia. “It is important that the talks have a constructive dynamic and that all issues are discussed openly and with a focus on ensuring the sovereignty and national interests of Ukraine,” wrote Zelenskyi.
A source from the environment of the Trump administration said on Sunday, according to the AFP agency, that Witkoff will travel to Moscow on Monday, where he should hold talks with the Russian president the following day Vladimir Putin.
