Special Envoy Suggests Zelenskyy ‘Acknowledged’ Trump’s Peace Talks With Putin As A ‘Win’

U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff suggested on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other world leaders “acknowledged” U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace talks with Russia “as a win.”

Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to negotiate a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, though no official deal had been made. After the summit, Witkoff said on “Fox News Sunday” that world leaders on a call, which included Zelenskyy, were satisfied by the outcome of the peace talks.

“We were on the phone with President Zelenskyy moments after the Alaska summit ended and I can tell you that I spoke to him personally [and] gave him my view,” Witkoff said. “[Trump] was obviously making the presentation and everybody recognized on that telephone call, and there were various European leaders, how much progress we had made in demonstrating that the Russian Federation was going to make significant accommodations well beyond what we thought before that summit started. So it was absolutely acknowledged as a win.” (RELATED: Trump Says Putin, Zelenskyy To Meet Following Alaska Summit)

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Witkoff did not explicitly mention Zelenskyy by name when he said that European leaders were satisfied with the summit.

Trump and Putin met for a three hour meeting and then held a joint press conference on the war and their peace talks. Despite there being no official deal, Trump expressed optimism that a deal can be reached in the near future.

“We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to. There are just a very few that are left. Some are not that significant. One is probably the most significant, but we have a very good chance of getting there,” Trump said during the press conference.

Following the summit, Trump said Putin agreed to meet with Zelenskyy and that he may attend their meeting.

Trump is expected to meet with Zelenskyy and other European leaders on Monday at the White House to discuss the end of the war. The president told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Friday evening that he will advise Zelenskyy to “make a deal” with Putin during his upcoming meeting with the Russian leader.

Trump announced in May that peace negotiations would begin following a two-hour call with Putin, though the Russian president remained hesitant to engage with Ukraine. By July, Trump unveiled a plan to send offensive weapons to Ukraine and threatened to impose “severe” tariffs and sanctions on Russia if they did not come to the table.

During his 2024 campaign, Trump called for peace between Russia and Ukraine and argued that it “never would have happened” if former President Joe Biden were not in charge.

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