Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday (November 12) welcomed news that Europeans would be present at the next round of US-brokered peace talks with Russia, and expressed hope that the agenda would include steps towards ceasefires and de-escalating the conflict, Reuters reports.
Zelenskiy, speaking after talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, said it was important that the peace process had restarted, following the first talks in nine months earlier this week in Abu Dhabi.
"It has unblocked a relevant meeting ," Zelenskiy said, after meeting the US envoys whilst in Dublin to attend a European summit.
Earlier on Thursday, Witkoff had announced a new round of talks would take place soon involving European officials, after he and Kushner met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
