President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with US President Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, on Wednesday, July 21, in what he described as an effort to accelerate diplomacy and move closer to ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Zelensky announced the call in his statement, saying the conversation centered on intensifying diplomatic momentum, with both sides agreeing that their respective teams would remain in close contact to build further on what was discussed.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Peace is needed – peace with dignity, and Ukraine has long been ready for this,” Zelensky wrote. Gratitude for continued US support Zelensky thanked Witkoff and Kushner personally, while also expressing gratitude towards Trump and the American people for their continued backing of Ukraine. Wednesday’s call comes after months of on-and-off diplomacy between Kyiv and Washington, with efforts led by Trump to broker a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia stalling as US attention shifted toward the conflict with Iran. On May 8, Zelensky said that he expected Trump’s envoys to visit Ukraine in the upcoming weeks, as Kyiv and Washington attempt to revive stalled negotiations aimed at ending Russia’s full-scale invasion. “We hope that this time it will be possible to realize the plans and activate diplomacy,” Zelensky said at the time. Just a month later, on June 8, Zelensky met with Witkoff and Kushner during a stopover at Chisinau Airport in Moldova. He expressed gratefulness “for their readiness to work as actively as possible already in the coming weeks.”