Russia’s war on Ukraine ‘must be brought to an end’, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine’s president says communication between Washington and Kyiv ‘virtually nonstop’, despite a spat with Trump.Published On 18 Oct 202618 Oct 2026Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the war with Russia “must be brought to an end” and that his country is preparing for the “next steps” of diplomacy to end the conflict.Zelenskyy said on X on Sunday that he had a “conversation with the American president’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner”. He added that “a lot depends” on the US position, but it’s clear there are “many things that matter to all of us”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Rubio says Ukraine without access to Starshield, future ‘under discussion’list 2 of 3Russia’s war in Ukraine puts Europe on edgelist 3 of 3Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy sitesend of listThe Ukrainian leader’s comments come amid a significant diplomatic fallout with US President Donald Trump, who on Saturday waived expected sanctions targeting Russia’s energy economy and previously called renewed Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure “a disgrace”.Nonetheless, Zelenskyy said his team is in “virtually nonstop communi...