President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he was not aware of any details of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's plan to end the Ukraine war quickly and he was convinced a rapid end would entail major concessions for Kyiv.

Preliminary planning is underway for a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President-elect Donald Trump, Kyiv’s top diplomat said on Saturday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who’s had a troubled relationship with Donald Trump since a controversial 2019 phone call, sought a political reset by heaping praise on his stunning re-election victory.

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called Donald Trump to congratulate him on his presidential election victory, Tesla CEO and Trump supporter Elon Musk joined the call, according to media reports on Friday.

Elon Musk joined a call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, highlighting the billionaire entrepreneur’s influence within the incoming US administration.

President-elect Donald Trump said that Vladimir Putin wasn’t among the “probably” 70 phone conversations he has held with world leaders since winning the election, but that he still is planning to speak with the Russian president.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday that he spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump following his election victory.

Zelensky also addressed the Hungarian leader, saying a quick resolution would be "preparation to ruin and destroy our independence."

The leaders of Ukraine and Russia began jockeying for influence with President-elect Donald Trump in the immediate aftermath of the US election, seeking through public statements Thursday to gain an advantage in his promised push for a resolution to their years-long conflict.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said at a news conference at the European Political Community summit in Budapest that he believed Trump wanted to end the war with Russia quickly, but that he had not discussed a plan with him.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on Donald Trump’s plan to end the war, which the latter has repeatedly promised to accomplish within 24 hours, citing Zelenskyy’s remarks during a press conference.