Zelenskiy Says Iran War Leaves Kyiv Hanging for Peace Talks

A firefighter descends the stairwell of a burned hotel following a Russian Shahed drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine on April 30. — A firefighter descends the stairwell of a burned hotel following a Russian Shahed drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine on April 30.
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By Volodymyr Verbianyi

April 30, 2026 at 10:21 AM UTC

Updated on

April 30, 2026 at 12:26 PM UTC

Ukraine is in limbo waiting for a resumption of peace talks that might end the war with Russia, with the distraction caused by the conflict in Iran a key obstacle, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Ukraine has yet to receive any new signals from either Russia or the US on when the negotiations might pick up again, while American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are still considering a visit to Kyiv, Zelenskiy told Bloomberg News in a phone interview on Thursday.