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Ukrainian leader hails 'positive movement' in relations with US

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President

05 March 2025 22:29 (UTC +04:00)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday there had been "positive movement" in cooperation with the United States that could lead to another meeting between the two sides soon, APA reports quoting Reuters.

Kyiv is eager to repair ties with its top military supporter against Russia's invasion after Zelenskyy publicly clashed with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House last week over how to end the war in Ukraine.

"Today our Ukrainian and U.S. teams began working on a meeting. Andriy Yermak and Mike Waltz spoke," Zelenskyy said in his evening address, referring to his chief of staff and the U.S. national security adviser.

"There is positive movement. We hope for the first results next week."

Yermak said on X he had "exchanged views on security issues and the alignment of positions" with Waltz, and that they had scheduled a meeting of Ukrainian and U.S. officials "in the near future to continue this important work".