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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday said a meeting with US envoy, Keith Kellogg restores hope for success.

Zelenskiy also pledged that Ukraine was ready to work quickly to produce a strong agreement on investments and security with the United States.

“General Kellogg, a meeting which restores hope. We need strong agreements that will really work. I gave instructions to work fast and in a very, very even-handed fashion.

“The details of the agreement are important. The better the details are drafted, the better the result,” Zelenskiy said.

The meeting took place a day after Zelenskiy and US President Donald Trump exchanged barbs as US-Russian talks got underway on ending the three-year-old war pitting Kyiv against Moscow.

After the meeting with Kellogg, the Ukrainian leader said on X that Ukraine had to ensure that peace is strong and lasting – so that Russia can never return to war.

“Ukraine is ready for a strong, effective investment and security agreement with the President of the United States. We have proposed the fastest and most constructive way to achieve results. Our team is ready to work 24/7,” he added.

The meeting followed Ukraine’s rejection of an initial US proposal to develop rare earths in Ukraine.

Zelenskiy also said his discussion with Kellogg focused on the battlefield situation, the security guarantees that Ukraine is seeking and the return of prisoners of war.