Kremlin talks covered Zelenskyy’s "behaviour" and his "greetings" to Trump – Ushakov
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s "behaviour" was discussed during today’s Kremlin talks between Trump’s special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said this, Censor.NET reports, citing Russian media.
What is known
"The behaviour (of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy – ed.) was also discussed during today’s talks, along with the friendly greetings, in quotation marks, that he publicly sends to the US president," Ushakov said.
The dictator’s aide also claimed that Kyiv does not want to end the conflict in Ukraine because "the authorities would then have to immediately announce general elections".
"It was also noted (during the talks – ed.) that those in Kyiv do not want to end the war because they would have to immediately announce general elections, and no one wants to lose power," Ushakov said.
Background
- On November 12, US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived at the Kremlin for talks with Putin following a trilateral meeting between the United States, Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi.
- Following their talks with Putin, they are expected to travel to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Dublin, where he arrived for the European Political Community summit.
- On November 11, two days of Ukraine–US–Russia talks concluded in Abu Dhabi, resulting in an agreement on a large-scale prisoner exchange. After the trilateral meetings, the Ukrainian delegation held separate talks with European representatives who were also present in the UAE.
