Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that the United States wants a peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia by early summer, despite repeated rounds of talks failing to reach a breakthrough over the issues of territory and security guarantees.
“They say they want to get everything done by June,” Zelensky said in remarks published Saturday by the Presidency. “And they will do everything to end the war. They want a clear schedule of events.”
“If the Russians are really ready to end the war, then it is really important to set a deadline,” he added.
Zelensky said that Washington had proposed that Ukrainian and Russian delegations meet in the United States,…