12 hours ago · Ukraine
Zelensky seeks to ease US tensions as Trump accuses him of stalling peace
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a conflict story. Axios and South China Morning Post Asia are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Ukraine. The first report grouped here was at 18 Oct 2026, 18:04 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Zelensky seeks to ease US tensions as Trump accuses him of stalling peace”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with top US envoys Sunday to try to ease tensions, as Donald Trump accused his counterpart of not wanting to end the war with Russia. Zelensky spoke to US officials Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as both Russia and Ukraine hit each other’s energy sites…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Axios
Zelensky speaks to Witkoff, Kushner amid U.S.-Ukraine crisis
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Zelensky speaks to US envoys amid Trump spat after warning US not to side with Russia
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Zelensky seeks to ease US tensions as Trump accuses him of stalling peace
- Picked up by Axios
Zelensky speaks to Witkoff and Kushner amid U.S.-Ukraine crisis
Same story, different outlets
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