Volodymyr Zelensky said halting the fighting was crucial to advancing diplomacy and reaching a deal with security guarantees. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said he hoped for a positive outcome from US envoy Steve Witkoff's meeting in Russia on Wednesday and that he supports talks between the leaders of Kyiv, Washington and Moscow.

Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News that his talks with Witkoff in Oslo a day earlier were productive and that Ukraine was ready for diplomacy. He thanked the US for restoring intelligence sharing and said he hoped the limitations on Starlink and Starshield satellite services would end soon.

"I hope that ... in – I don't know, some hours – we will have some result, God bless, positive," he said of Witkoff's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.