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Posted on March 9, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 1, 2026
Add as preferred source on GooglePresident Zelenskiy says Ukraine is ready to resume U.S.-backed peace talks with Russia “at any moment,” but these efforts have been delayed as attention is diverted by the Iran conflict and a U.S. request to postpone a meeting.
KYIV, March 9 (Reuters) - Ukraine is ready for new U.S.-backed peace talks "at any moment", but its partners' attention is currently focused on the Iran conflict, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, adding that the U.S. had asked to postpone an upcoming meeting.
Writing on X, Zelenskiy said Moscow was trying to manipulate the conflict in its favour and aiming to turn Iran's strikes on its neighbours and U.S. bases into "a second front of Russia's war against Ukraine".
(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Writing by Dan Peleschuk; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
Yes, President Zelenskiy stated Ukraine is ready for new US-backed peace talks at any moment.
The US requested to postpone the meetings as international attention is focused on the Iran conflict.
The Iran conflict has diverted the attention of Ukraine's partners, delaying peace negotiations.
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