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President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025.
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday (March 10, 2025) ahead of talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia that Kyiv wants peace and Russia is the “only reason” that the war has dragged on.
Mr. Zelenskyy is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia later on Monday, a day ahead of crucial talks between Ukrainian and U.S. officials on ending the war with Russia.
“Ukraine has been seeking peace since the very first second of the war, and we have always said that the only reason that the war is continuing is because of Russia,” Mr. Zelenskyy wrote on social media.
The highly-anticipated negotiations on Tuesday on resolving the more than three-year conflict will see U.S. and Ukrainian officials meet for the first time since Mr. Zelenskyy’s disastrous White House visit last month.
U.S. President Donald Trump since taking office has repeated a string of false claims about Mr. Zelenskyy and the war that echo key Kremlin talking points.
The Kremlin, which has praised Washington’s stance on the conflict since Mr. Trump took office, said Monday that it was not holding out for specific or concrete outcomes from the Saudi talks.
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Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the United States was likely waiting to hear from the Ukrainian side that they are ready for peace.
“This is, in fact, probably what everyone is waiting for,” Mr. Peskov told reporters.
Kyiv has been urging a just and lasting end to the war for years, while appealing for security guarantees that would deter Russia from ever attacking Ukraine again.
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Published – March 10, 2025 09:51 pm IST
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Zelenskyy, ahead of U.S. talks, says Ukraine wants peace
