Zelensky says Alaska summit should open path to Ukraine-Russia-US talks

By Reuters 15 August 2025, 4:17 pm

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says it is important that Friday’s Russia-US summit in Alaska opens up a path towards a “just peace” as well as substantive three-way talks between the leaders of Ukraine, Russia and the United States.

“It is time to end the war, and the necessary steps must be taken by Russia. We are counting on America,” Zelensky writes on the Telegram messaging app.

I held a Staff meeting to discuss three key issues.

The front, particularly the Pokrovsk sector. We are countering the attempts of Russian forces to gain a foothold and increasing the pressure of our units on the occupier. We are succeeding. Units of the 79th and 82nd Air…

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 15, 2025