Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Awaiting U.S.–Russia Agreement on Venue for Next Trilateral Peace Talks
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is awaiting agreement between the U.S. and Russia on the venue for the next trilateral peace talks — the U.S. offered to host with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner but Russia refused to send a delegation, and Kyiv says it is not blocking a meeting. He added that U.S. postponement of talks after the Feb. 28 U.S.–Israeli strikes and the resulting Iran conflict risks draining air‑defense stockpiles Ukraine needs, discussed potential French‑Italian SAMP/T substitutes for Patriot batteries with Emmanuel Macron, and said he has offered a still‑unsigned $35–$50 billion defense cooperation package giving access to technology from about 200 Ukrainian firms while disputing claims that the U.S. does not want Ukrainian drone assistance.
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