Jerusalem Post/World News/Russia-Ukraine War"Grateful for the readiness to work as actively as possible already in the weeks to come to give a boost to diplomacy for ending Russia's war against Ukraine," wrote Zelensky on Telegram. Follow us on GoogleUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten (not pictured), after the Four Freedoms Awards ceremony, in Middelburg, Netherlands, April 16, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW)ByREUTERSJUNE 8, 2026 23:49Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday he had a "positive" conversation with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and praised what he called their readiness to work on a settlement of the Ukraine war in the coming weeks."A very positive conversation," Zelensky said on the Telegram messaging app about the conversation during a stopover in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau."Grateful for the readiness to work as actively as possible already in the weeks to come to give a boost to diplomacy for ending Russia's war against Ukraine," he wrote.European leaders met at Downing StreetZelensky was returning to Kyiv from talks in London with the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany on how to move forward with a settlement of the more than four-year-old war.The three leaders supported a proposal for a meeting between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to secure a ceasefire, and said Europe would play a role.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meet at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, June 7, 2026. (credit: ISABEL INFANTES/REUTERS)US-brokered talks on the Ukraine conflict, overseen by Witkoff and Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, have been stalled, with Washington clearly focused on the conflict in Iran.In his comments, Zelensky said he understood much of the world's attention remained concentrated on Iran, "but our common goal regarding peace in Europe is on the agenda."He said he and the US envoys discussed the prospects of talks at the forthcoming G7 summit in the French resort of Evian and expressed thanks to the United States and for the "positive assessment of Ukraine's position."Follow us on Google