COPENHAGEN, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he was very happy with messages he was getting from the US in terms of moving towards a resolution of the more than 4-1/2-year-old war with Russia.
Zelenskiy was addressing journalists after a day of talks with Nordic leaders in Denmark, as a first day of US-led trilateral discussions between Ukraine, Russia and the US wrapped up in Abu Dhabi.
"I see changes. I am very happy about what I hear," Zelenskiy said when asked about the recent messages by US presidential envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
Zelenskiy has been careful to smooth over what has often been a volatile relationship with US President Donald Trump, particularly after a February 2025 Oval Office meeting during which Trump accused him of being ungrateful.
The talks in Abu Dhabi are the first three-sided discussions to be held since February. Zelenskiy described the first day as constructive and substantive.
Later, in his latest comments to journalists, Zelenskiy said the agenda of the talks in Abu Dhabi had included formulating a new security architecture for Europe, an idea raised earlier on Tuesday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Zelenskiy said the notion was "very difficult".
"We are all very cautious with this topic because nobody really understands 100% what they want.…
