Trump promises Ukraine talks won't go ahead without Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose powers expired on May 20, will participate in the negotiation process to settle the Ukrainian conflict. This was announced by US leader Donald Trump on February 16.

"He will participate in it, yes," - said the US President to journalists during a briefing.

Sense of contact: Putin and Trump agree on diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis

In an hour and a half, they also discussed prisoner exchanges, the situation in the Middle East and the Iran nuclear deal

At the same time, American Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the Ukrainian side will be involved in the negotiations on the settlement of the conflict after representatives of the United States and Russia start them. The day before, the mass media learned that Ukraine had not been invited to the upcoming talks.