“We expect this meeting to create an opportunity to move talks to the leaders’ level,” Zelenskyy wrote, adding that Trump “supports this sequence of steps.” He characterized a direct leaders' summit as “the only way to resolve all the complex and sensitive issues and finally end the war.” In remarks to the press, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration has kept ramping up pressure on Moscow by imposing new sanctions on the Russian oil giant Rosneft, while continuing to sell weapons to Ukraine. Whether the combined weight of international pressure and renewed negotiations can finally shift the trajectory of the conflict remains the defining question of the current diplomatic push.
Author: Alex Raufoglu
Published at: 2026-02-25 21:46:11
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