After a tense Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
signaled a willingness to negotiate peace with Russia. Though asked to leave early after a heated discussion on security and trade,
Zelenskyy later wrote to Trump, expressing gratitude for U.S. support and openness to talks under his leadership. Moscow reacted
with cautious optimism but questioned how talks could proceed given Zelenskyy’s 2022 ban on negotiating with Putin. Meanwhile,
Russia launched a deadly drone attack on Odesa, and Trump’s decision to halt U.S. military aid has put Ukraine’s defense at risk.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the move “the best contribution to peace,” but with continued Russian aggression,
the path forward remains uncertain
