Press conference between Zelensky and Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy is canceled by US

20/02/2025 15:20 France 24

A news conference after talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy was canceled at the request of U.S. officials, a Kyiv official said. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Gulliver Cragg.

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