Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has said negotiations involving the United States and Russia are continuing at the technical level despite the current pause in high-level contact.

The European Union is not yet planning to appoint a chief negotiator for possible peace talks on ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev believes that the European Union should take a leading role in negotiations with Russia to put an end to its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Paula Pinho, chief spokesperson for the European Commission, has said that discussions on a European Union envoy to take part in negotiations on peace in Ukraine would be appropriate once Russia has demonstrated a genuine willingness to end the war.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna believes Russian leader Vladimir Putin sees Europe's participation in talks on ending Russia's war against Ukraine as beneficial for himself.

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Sunday 24 May that he would be willing to represent Europeans in potential peace negotiations with Russia.

Officials at the Office of the President of Ukraine are saying that the invitation for negotiators representing Donald Trump to visit Kyiv remains open.

Kaja Kallas, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, believes that Russia is currently not in a sufficiently strong position in its war against Ukraine and therefore must be pushed to the negotiating table – something that China could help achieve.

US President Donald Trump has said the Russian missile strike on an apartment building in Kyiv, which killed 24 people, could hinder efforts to reach a peaceful settlement of the war.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stressed that Ukraine's basic condition for any potential peace agreement with Russia is that Kyiv makes no territorial concessions relative to the current front line.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has stressed the importance of recognising that US involvement is essential to achieving real progress in peace efforts aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

During a visit to Kyiv on 11 May, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius warned that remarks by Russian leader Vladimir Putin about a possible end to the war in Ukraine could be another act of deception.

Ukraine does not support the nomination of Germany's former chancellor Gerhard Schröder for the role of EU negotiator with Russia.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said ahead of a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 11 May that EU foreign ministers would discuss possible negotiations between the European Union and Russia.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said that former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder cannot serve as a European Union negotiator in talks aimed at ending Russia's war against Ukraine.

Rustem Umierov, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, is on his way to the United States for a meeting with negotiators representing US President Donald Trump.

Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, believes that European countries should force Russia into a genuine dialogue on peace rather than beg it to negotiate.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a trilateral meeting involving the United States on ending Russia's war against Ukraine will take place soon, although its format has not yet been finally decided.

US Vice President JD Vance has said during a visit to Hungary that he considers disputes between Ukraine and Russia over "a few square kilometres" to be unreasonable.

The Kremlin has said that although the trilateral negotiation process on resolving the war in Ukraine is currently on hold, Russia continues to exchange information with the United States.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine will be represented only by a political delegation at talks on 21 March in the US on ending the war, in which Russia will not attend, citing a lack of "political will" to end it.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has outlined his expectations for the Ukrainian delegation's visit to the United States on 21 March regarding peace talks, during which issues such as preparations for a future trilateral meeting will be discussed.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said Russia will not take part in the talks between Ukraine and the United States scheduled for 21 March in the US.

Belgium supports increasing pressure on Russia and backing Ukraine, but would like the European Union to be at the negotiating table with Moscow on a future peace settlement.

European Council President António Costa has said that the European Union may in future have to negotiate with Russia on security and peace in Ukraine, although he added that this moment has not yet come.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States have been postponed until next week at the US's request.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine has held discussions with the United States regarding the possibility of changing the venue and timing of a planned trilateral meeting with Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, during his visit to the White House, told US President Donald Trump that Ukraine has to preserve its territory once the war ends.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that due to the escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, Ukraine cannot confirm Abu Dhabi as the venue for a planned meeting with the United States and Russia.

Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine and head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, has said a meeting in Geneva between Ukrainian and US delegations has begun.