Davit Kachkachishvili, Yılmaz Öztürk

22 July 2026 • Update: 22 July 2026

Kyiv / Anadolu

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he discussed with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner "revitalizing diplomacy" to end the war with Russia.

This came during a phone call on Wednesday, according to a post by the Ukrainian president on social media platforms.

Zelenskyy said: "It was a productive and important conversation about ways to revitalize diplomacy and advance the peace path."

He indicated that they will continue close communications with the US side to follow up on previous efforts towards achieving peace in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Since February 24, 2022, Russia has been waging a military attack on its neighbor Ukraine, and conditions for its end include Kyiv abandoning joining Western military entities, which Kyiv considers "interference" in its affairs.