Rubio, Witkoff meet with Ukrainian officials in push to finalize deal after Zelenskyy's top negotiator resigns

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says diplomacy "remains active" as Ukrainian delegation works to finalize peace framework amid ongoing Russian attacks.

Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.

"The dialogue based on the Geneva points will continue. Diplomacy remains active. The American side is demonstrating a constructive approach, and in the coming days it is feasible to flesh out the steps to determine how to bring the war to a dignified end," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. "The Ukrainian delegation has the necessary directives, and I expect the guys to work in accordance with clear Ukrainian priorities."

Zelenskyy wrote on X that Rustem Umerov, the head of the Ukrainian delegation and secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, would lead efforts to outline the steps to end the war and to hammer out the remaining elements of the peace framework.