(Reuters) – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said he had a “constructive call” with his U.S. counterpart Marco Rubio on Friday to discuss an upcoming bilateral meeting in Saudi Arabia.
“Ukraine wants the war to end, and US leadership is essential for achieving lasting peace.
We also discussed ways to advance our bilateral cooperation,” Sybiha said on X.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said on Thursday he was in discussions with Ukraine for a peace agreement framework to end the three-year war with Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said intensive contacts were taking place with U.S.
officials all day.
“Today the most intensive work has been going on all day with President Trump’s team at different levels – many calls,” Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address.
“The topic is clear – peace as quickly as possible, the most reliable security possible.
Ukraine is committed to being as constructive as possible.”
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa and Ron Popeski; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Nia Williams)
