Ukraine dissatisfied with 'difficult' talks; U.S. sees 'meaningful progress'

But she said Trump viewed the situation, nearly four years into the war, as "very unfair, not just for Russians and Ukrainians who have lost their lives, but also for the American people and the American taxpayer who were footing the bill for this war effort before President Trump ⁠put a stop to it." As the ‌two sides met for a second day with mediation by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, Zelenskyy wrote on X that Russia was "trying to drag out negotiations that could already have reached the final stage." A spokesperson for Zelenskyy said the formal part of the talks had addressed territory in Ukraine's east and the fate of the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, both persistent sticking points.