Zelenskyy warns Europe as Russia and US plan Ukraine talks in China

Russia and the US will continue Ukraine talks when Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet in China later this month, according to the Kremlin. Trump's envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed surprise at the European summit in Dublin that Russians in Abu Dhabi wanted to negotiate a new European security order with the US within the Ukraine talks framework. He said Europe must be vigilant, noting Europe has treated Russia well since the Soviet collapse. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas accused Russia of trying to shift focus from stopping the killing in Ukraine. Zelenskyy thanked negotiators for progress toward the largest prisoner exchange since 2022, though direct ceasefire talks remain stalled.