New Delhi. Diplomatic efforts have intensified to end the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with US President Donald Trump's special envoy to Ireland Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The meeting took place at a time when both US representatives had earlier held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The meeting discussed diplomatic efforts to end the war, exchange of prisoners of war, and the role of European countries in peace talks.
Preparations for the biggest exchange of prisoners of war
Zelensky posted on the social media platform X and informed about three major outcomes of the meeting. He told that preparations are being made for the biggest prisoner exchange since the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine. He described this as the first humanitarian result of the talks. Zelensky expressed hope that this initiative would pave the way for the release of a large number of prisoners of war.
Emphasis on Europe's participation in peace talks
Zelensky said that another important issue of the talks is to increase the active participation of European representatives in the peace process. Ukraine wants Europe to have an equal role in the talks to end the war. He says that Ukraine protects the interests of the whole of Europe, so the role of European countries in the peace process is important.
Preparation for multilateral meetings also
According to the Ukrainian President, some more multilateral meetings are being prepared to advance efforts to end the war. Ukraine is committed to finding a solution through diplomatic means. The purpose of these meetings is to advance negotiations to end the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
American ambassador has talked to Putin in Moscow
US presidential special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's Kremlin ahead of the meeting with Zelensky in Ireland. During this, the latest developments in the ongoing talks between Russia, Ukraine and America were discussed.
The meeting took place after two days of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi. Although no major agreement could be reached in these talks to end the war, progress was made on some issues including the exchange of prisoners of war. Now after the meeting held in Ireland, hopes of taking the peace process forward have increased again.