Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday (December 20, 2025) called on the United States to put more pressure on Russia to end the war, as diplomats converged on Miami for fresh talks.
Mr Zelenskyy also stated that Washington had proposed the first face-to-face negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in half a year, but later expressed scepticism that they would be helpful.
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Mr. Zelenskyy said that only the United States was capable of persuading Russia to end the war, and he called on Washington to increase pressure on Moscow to make that happen.
"America must clearly say: if not diplomacy, then there will be full pressure...Putin does not yet feel the kind of pressure that should exist," he said, stressing the need for more arms supplies to Ukraine and sanctions on the entire Russian economy.
