Trump administration live updates: Zelenskyy says he plans to speak with Trump amid ceasefire talks
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Above: Keith Kellogg, US special envoy for Ukraine, at the 61st Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15, 2025, in Munich, Germany. Image copyright: Johannes Simon/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
pro-United States narrative
After three years of war between Russia and Ukraine, we are as close as we've ever been to seeing peace in the conflict — not just for now, but in the longer term as well. This couldn't have been achieved without American diplomacy and the efforts of Pres. Donald Trump and his team.
Pro-Russia narrative
Russia's delegation to talks with the US will include Grigory Karasin, a senior foreign affairs official, and Sergey Besda, an advisor to Russia's FSB. Russia expects that talks will be productive and will predominantly focus on a truce in the Black Sea.
Pro-Ukraine narrative
According to reports, Ukraine's delegation to talks with the US will include Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and Pavlo Palisa from the office of Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy. These officials held nine hours of talks in their last meeting with US officials and made significant progress towards a permanent cease-fire deal.