JAKARTA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday that Kyiv was discussing a possible format for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin "at the leadership level aimed at ending the Russian war."
President Zelensky said that the head of the Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov gave him an briefing about the meeting with US President's representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
"The important thing is that America remains involved in diplomacy and, in particular, has acted as a mediator in the issue of prisoner exchange," President Zelensky wrote on X, Anadolu (12/5) reported.
Furthermore, he underlined, contacts with Washington are ongoing "at the appropriate level" to negotiate the configuration of the exchange.
Witkoff, Kushner, and Umerov held talks in Miami last week, where they discussed the need to intensify the diplomatic process and coordinate further steps towards achieving peace.
The meeting comes amid a slowdown in negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow, as Iran's war with the US and Israel has captured the world's attention in recent months.
After the meeting, US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of 1,000 to 1,000 prisoners, which he said was a potential step towards ending the war.
A day later, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to meet President Zelensky in any third country, but only to finalize a peace agreement to end the four-year war.
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