Zelenskiy says US talks "positive," Russian response to truce offer was strikes

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy criticised Russia for answering his offer of an Easter truce with airstrikes on Wednesday but he praised as "positive" fresh talks with U.S. mediators aimed at resolving the four-year conflict.



Zelenskiy held talks remotely on Wednesday with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner - President Donald Trump's son-in-law - and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham as part of ongoing U.S. efforts to negotiate an end to Europe's bloodiest conflict

since World War Two.



NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte also joined the call, amid ongoing tensions between Washington and some of its partners in the military alliance.



In his nightly video address after the call, Zelenskiy thanked America for its efforts to bring peace and said the Ukrainian and U.S. teams had agreed to strengthen a document outlining U.S. security guarantees for any future peace deal.



"This is precisely what could pave the way for a reliable end to the war," Zelenskiy said.