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Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that he had spoken with US President Trump. Zelensky noted that Trump’s representatives, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, also participated in the call, stating that the teams are working intensively and that he thanked them for all their efforts, their active participation in negotiations, and their efforts to end the war.

Zelensky emphasized that they also attach great importance to the PURL initiative, saying: “This winter has been the most difficult for Ukraine, but the missiles for the air defense systems we purchased from the United States are helping us overcome all these challenges and protect lives.”

Zelensky stated that they discussed the issues to be addressed by their representatives at the bilateral meeting to be held tomorrow in Geneva, as well as preparations for the next full meeting of the negotiation teams in a trilateral format scheduled for early March, adding:

“We hope this meeting will create an opportunity to elevate the talks to the leaders’ level. President Trump supports this sequence of steps. This is the only way to resolve all complex and sensitive issues and ultimately bring the war to an end.”