Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a new framework for a partial ceasefire with Russia, posting on X that Kyiv would be willing to release prisoners and agree to a truce that would ban long-range attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure.
The offer came after the Trump administration declared that Zelensky was not ready for peace and froze the U.S. military assistance that Ukraine has been relying on to battle the Russian invasion.
“Then we want to move very fast through all next stages and to work with the U.S. to agree a strong final deal,” Zelensky wrote, while reiterating his appreciation for U.S. support.
During his joint address to Congress on Tuesday night, President Donald Trump appeared willing to patch things up with Kyiv, saying “I appreciate” Zelensky’s statement. Trump said he received a letter from Zelensky agreeing to come to the negotiating table. “Simultaneously, we’ve had serious discussions with Russia and have received strong signals that they are ready for peace,” he added.
Zelensky acknowledged that the way the meeting unfolded was “regrettable” in his post. “It is time to make things right. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive,” he wrote.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted to “make things right” with Donald Trump and work under the US president’s “strong leadership” to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine.
In his first public comments since Trump halted US military aid to Ukraine, Zelensky said his public bust-up with Trump last week was “regrettable” and pledged to sign a key minerals deal with Washington.
“My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts,” Zelensky wrote on X.
“Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be,” the Ukrainian leader added. “It is time to make things right.”
He told Ukrainians in his regular evening address he had instructed his defence and intelligence chiefs to contact their US counterparts to “get official information” on the aid freeze.
