Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy emphasized that peace deals excluding Kyiv's participation are unacceptable, subtly addressing U.S. President Trump's attempts to resolve the conflict with Russia.

Keith Kellogg, U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy, said on Monday that no one would impose a peace deal on Kyiv and that questions about whether Washington would provide guarantees for any future European peacekeepers would be addressed later.

Donald Trump has signalled there should be elections in Ukraine as part of a peace deal with Russia, in his first public remarks after the US held high-level talks with Moscow in Riyadh. In remarks critical of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s handling of the war,

Ukraine will not join Saudi Arabia-based talks involving the U.S. and Russia, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated they were unaware of the meeting. Zelenskiy emphasized that Ukraine cannot accept any agreements made without its participation and plans to visit Saudi Arabia soon.