Zelensky sees UN Assembly as possible venue for US talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky named the UN General Assembly in New York as a possible venue for resuming talks with the US within the next few months, according to an Axios interview published Monday, September 7. Zelensky said Ukraine plans to use September and October to restart the diplomatic process to end Russia's war, stressing that without dialogue there will be no result. He believes President Trump could find a way to begin negotiations before winter, and did not rule out another trilateral US-Ukraine-Russia session, though no final decision has been made. The statement followed Sunday's Kyiv meeting between Zelensky and Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, their first visit to Ukraine since Trump's second term began. The envoys had met with Putin in Moscow on Saturday, and Zelensky said they conveyed that Russians are ready to negotiate, though he remains skeptical given Russia's battlefield actions.