Zelensky hails ‘good talk’ with Trump envoy, says Ukraine is ready for deal with security guarantees

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Zelensky hails ‘good talk’ with Trump envoy, says Ukraine is ready for deal with security guarantees


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emerged from a Thursday meeting with one of President Trump’s envoys to announce that his nation was ready to move toward an agreement with the US to provide “effective security guarantees.”

Zelensky, 47, posted a statement on the messaging app Telegram after exiting the sit-down with special envoy Keith Kellogg, saying the “detailed” discussion included talks about the current state of the nearly three-year conflict with Russia and a plan to return prisoners of war.

“We can and must make peace reliable and lasting, so that Russia can never return to war,” Ukraine’s leader said.

“We offered the fastest and most constructive way to achieve the result. Our team is ready to work 24/7.”

The talks come as the Trump administration reportedly sent an “improved” draft for an economic agreement between the US and Ukraine for hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of Kyiv’s rare-earth minerals, an official told Axios.

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