Following a tense meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and Vice President JD Vance, Zelenskyy has signaled a willingness to negotiate peace with Russia.
Despite being asked to leave the Oval Office early after a heated discussion on Ukraine’s security and a proposed mineral trade agreement, Zelenskyy later wrote to Trump expressing his readiness for peace talks. Trump publicly read the letter, in which Zelenskyy emphasized Ukraine’s gratitude for U.S. support and reiterated his willingness to negotiate under Trump’s leadership. This shift in tone has led to cautious optimism from Moscow, though Kremlin officials have questioned how talks could proceed given Zelenskyy’s 2022 decree banning negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin,
