The presidents of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the United States, Donald Trump, held a "good meeting" this Tuesday in the Oval Office that served, among other points, to insist on the need to strengthen the diplomatic path in order to end the war, in a context where talks with Russia remain suspended.
"The president and I discussed the licenses for the production of Patriot interceptors and several other ideas that could help. We also talked about diplomacy; it is important that the diplomatic process is revitalized," Zelensky reported after the meeting at the White House.
These have been the first details given by the Ukrainian leader after his closed-door meeting with the American leader, to whom he expressed his gratitude for the "firm support" that the United States has been providing to Ukraine throughout the conflict with Russia, as he pointed out.
That recognition is something that Ukrainian authorities have sought to emphasize after each contact with their American counterparts or in public interventions where the issue arises, especially since that tense meeting in February 2025, when Zelensky was reprimanded by Trump and his circle, who accused him of being ungrateful.
"Thank you for everything we do together to protect the lives of Ukrainians and advance peace," Zelensky wrote in a message on his social media, in which he also wanted to convey his condolences for the death of Senator Lindsey Graham, whom he defined as a "true friend of Ukraine."
According to a source consulted by the Ukrainian agency RBC, the face-to-face meeting was "very positive." "No less than an 8 out of 10," they assessed, emphasizing as a "top priority" the issue of the licenses to produce the Patriot missiles that the United States granted at the beginning of the month at the NATO summit in Ankara, after months of pressure from Zelensky.
"We have managed to reactivate the negotiations," this source emphasized, adding that in the coming weeks, Trump's special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, could travel to Ukraine.
From Washington, for their part, they have limited themselves to issuing a brief statement through the White House spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, indicating that the meeting with Zelensky was "positive and productive."