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19 March, 11:14
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Ukraine to hold next round of US-brokered peace talks to end war with Russia, Zelenskiy says

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has confirmed that Ukrainian delegation was travelling to the United States for another round of peace talks to end the four-year-war with Russia.

The talks, scheduled to be held in Washington on Saturday, will also focus on security arrangements, including air defense, Zelenskiy said in his evening address published on Telegram app on Thursday.

"There has been a pause in the talks, and it is time to resume them. We are doing everything to ensure that the negotiations are genuinely substantive. The Ukrainian team – the political members of the negotiating group – is already on the way, and we expect a meeting this Saturday in the United States," Zelenskiy said.

The Ukrainian leader reminded that Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov visited key capitals in the Gulf region this week and has already briefed him on the results by phone. A detailed online report is expected tomorrow. Zelenskiy explained that there is a clear, shared vision of potential new security agreements with regional partners. He noted that specific, practical areas of cooperation have already been identified, particularly where these countries can strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities, especially in air defense. At the same time, he emphasized that Ukraine is also contributing support to its partners in certain areas and is already actively doing so.

Earlier on Saturday, Zelenskiy said his country was ready for the next round of trilateral talks to end the war but that it was up to Washington and Moscow to agree on where and when to meet. “We are waiting for a response from the Americans. Either they will change the country where we meet, or the Russians must confirm the US. We are not blocking any of these initiatives. We want a trilateral meeting to take place,” Zelenskiy said. He also warned that the US-Israeli strikes on Iran had a potential to drain US air defence stockpiles.

US and Israel jointly launched Epic Fury operation against Iran on February 28, which drew the international spotlight away from Russia-Ukraine war and Kyiv’s plight to repel Russian attacks.