The European Commission confirms the possibility of talks between Ukraine and Russia with the participation of the EU and the US

Next talks between Ukraine and Russia with the participation of the EU and the US, photo: gettyimages

The European Commission has confirmed that the next direct talks between Ukraine and Russia may be held with the participation of the European Union and the United States.

This was reported on 20 May by the European Commission spokesperson Paula Pinho, according to «Ukrinform».

She called it positive that after his conversation with Vladimir Putin, US President Donald Trump spoke with several European leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

According to Paula Pinho, the parties agreed that such talks should be held with the participation of European partners and the United States. The location of the potential meeting has not yet been determined.

Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv was considering holding multilateral talks with delegations from Russia, the United States, the EU and the United Kingdom. Turkey, the Vatican and Switzerland are among the possible venues.

After speaking with Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, Trump said the conversation was «very good», and announced Ukraine and Russia's intention to start negotiations on a ceasefire and end the war.

Vladimir Putin, for his part, called the conversation with the American president «meaningful, frank and generally useful». He added that Moscow is allegedly ready to work with Kyiv on a possible peace memorandum, but stressed the need for compromises that would satisfy both sides.

After his conversation with Donald Trump, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the American leader stressed the importance of starting direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow. According to him, Donald Trump also expects Russia to provide clear signals on how it sees the ceasefire and further actions.