Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) he was very happy with messages he was getting from the U.S. in terms of moving towards a resolution of the more than four-and-a-half-year-old war with Russia.
President Donald Trump, particularly after a February 2025 Oval Office meeting during which Mr. Zelenskyy said the agenda of the talks in Abu Dhabi had included formulating a new security architecture for Europe, an idea raised earlier on Tuesday (November 10, 2026) by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He said the idea was first raised by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2021 and the administration of President Joe Biden at the time was cautious about it as the sequence of what had to be done first was important.
Because nobody really understands 100% what they want, “We are all very cautious with this topic. “I see changes. I am very happy about what I hear,” Mr. Mr. Zelenskyy has been careful to smooth over what has often been a volatile relationship with U.S. Trump accused him of being ungrateful. Later, in his latest comments to journalists, Mr. Mr. I think we understand, but nobody saw the documents, what the Americans discussed with the Russians,” Mr. “Everybody is ready for dialogue. First, stop the war in Ukraine. Second, security guarantees for Ukraine. Third, maybe some dialogue about the topic of security in Europe, in the world,” Mr.
Zelenskyy said when asked about the recent messages by U.S. presidential envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Zelenskyy said the notion was “very difficult”. Zelenskyy said.

