U.S. President Trump's special envoy Witkoff met with Zelensky in Oslo, Norway, to discuss the possibility of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine; Zelensky said he was ready to negotiate.
On October 20, 2026, former U.S. President Trump commented on the situation in Ukraine on social media, openly suggesting that Ukrainian President Zelensky should consider replacing the person in charge of negotiations, implying that the existing negotiating strategy or personnel may need to be adjusted.
According to a tweet posted by @clashreport, former US President Trump publicly commented on Ukrainian President Zelensky, saying that Zelensky should have ended this war a long time ago, that a better deal could have been reached if his advice had been followed, and that this could have saved millions of lives.
According to a tweet posted by @clashreport, former U.S. President Trump publicly responded to Ukrainian President Zelensky's earlier remarks criticizing him for being on the "wrong side of history," saying that Zelensky has no idea what he is talking about.
In an interview published by the X account @clashreport, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that if a general election were held during the war, he would run, calling it his responsibility and saying he must defend the country with all his might from the beginning to the end of the war.
On October 19, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky bluntly called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "killer" in a public statement. Zelensky said that although such remarks might seem impolite and might not meet Trump's expectations of him, he would rather have an honest and transparent partner than someone who is a killer even while smiling. The remarks drew international attention.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine had asked SpaceX and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to enable Starlink services inside Russia, so that Ukrainian forces could strike Russian ballistic missile launch sites. Zelensky noted that Starlink services had previously been switched off inside Russia, and that the speed at which Ukrainian forces can use them in the relevant areas is currently being throttled. He believes this is not a technical failure but a deliberate speed restriction.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said that Shahed drones fly at speeds of 450 to 550 kilometers per hour or even higher, and that Ukraine urgently needs equipment with comparable speed to destroy them. However, Ukraine currently faces technical limitations: its existing equipment has a maximum speed of only 161 kilometers per hour, making it impossible to effectively intercept and destroy these high-speed targets.
In his remarks, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that US Senator Lindsey Graham and his friends, senators and representatives, had invested a great deal of support in the relevant bill, but unfortunately the bill is not currently working, and he expressed hope that other American politicians would continue to support the bill.
On October 19, 2026, Ukrainian President Zelensky called on the United States to return and restore Ukraine's Starlink service. He said that even without Starlink, Ukraine would survive and continue to defend itself, but that he did not understand the US reasons for restricting Ukraine's self-defense and believed it was a mistake.
According to a report by Radio France Internationale (RFI), Ukrainian President Zelensky stated publicly on October 19, 2026, that the United States has resumed intelligence sharing with Ukraine, a move intended to help Ukraine guard against the threat of airstrikes by Russian forces.
In an interview, Ukrainian President Zelensky said that the United States is currently delivering only 12 Patriot interceptor missiles to Ukraine per month, a figure that is just one-quarter of the supply during the Biden administration. Zelensky noted that Ukraine has already paid for the relevant weapons, that some deliveries have been approved but still have not arrived, and he stressed that this is not a technical issue, expressing dissatisfaction with the current pace of military aid deliveries.
According to @clashreport, former US President Trump made comments about Ukrainian President Zelensky on October 19, 2026, saying that Ukraine could have struck a better deal two years ago, and stating that Ukraine is now devastated, has lost large amounts of land and its coastline, and that its male population has suffered heavy casualties.
According to a Bloomberg report, Ukrainian President Zelensky said in an interview that despite the good personal relationship between former U.S. President Trump and Putin, Trump is currently unable to force Putin to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelensky was responding to discussions about the possible impact Trump could have on the Russia-Ukraine situation if he were re-elected.
According to Bloomberg, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, when discussing the repair of bilateral relations with the US, stated that when Ukraine faces potential risks like a tsunami, intervention should occur while the storm is still mild. He also pointed out that the stakes currently involved far exceed the diesel agreement itself.