"During the call, there was a signal from Mr. Witkoff, who was also on the call, that Russia is ready to end the war, or at least to make a first step toward a ceasefire, and that this was the first such signal from them," Zelenskyy said. "Everyone on the call felt positive about this -- that there was some kind of shift."

European leaders held a high-stakes meeting Wednesday with President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine's Zelenskyy, NATO's chief, and European leaders ahead of Friday's US Russia summit.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned Donald Trump that Vladimir Putin is “bluffing” when he says he wants to end the war in Ukraine. The Ukrianian president told his American counterpart to be on his guard when he meets the Russian leader in Alaska on Friday.