Kyrylo Budanov, July 30 -- They did not seat Zelensky near Trump in the front pews at Lindsey Graham's funeral Tuesday afternoon. But the morning Oval Office session had produced something the two governments had been unable to articulate for months.

that Kyiv and Washington have arrived at a shared diplomatic direction after months of internal disagreement about what a settlement framework would require.

"Together with our American partners, we have a clear understanding of the need for the fastest possible and just end to the war," Budanov wrote on X. "We agreed to intensify the negotiation process at all levels."

The meeting lasted approximately one hour. Discussion covered Patriot missile production licenses, drone manufacturing co...