Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seeking regional and EU support for grain transit and potential trilateral talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Zelenskyy asked Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania to allow Ukrainian grain transit through their territories to Western markets, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar told RTL television on Saturday. Magyar said he saw no obstacle to grain transit through Hungary if shipments only passed through the country without entering local markets. The request follows intensified Russian attacks on Ukrainian Black Sea ports, which have severely disrupted grain exports.
Zelenskyy also revealed on Friday that the United States is preparing a proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia, potentially during the G20 summit in Miami in December. He said the meeting could also take place in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia or another European country, but noted that neither Washington nor Moscow had confirmed the proposal. Zelenskyy added that Ukraine continues engaging with Trump’s special envoys on ending Russian aggression.
At an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Magyar and Zelenskyy agreed to continue talks at the ministerial level, including on improving the situation of national minorities in both countries. Magyar expressed “full solidarity” with Ukraine in resisting Russian aggression and said both sides would work to lay a new foundation for political and economic relations.
