President Trump’s envoy to Ukraine said on Friday he held “extensive and positive discussions” with Ukrainian President Zelensky, about resolving the conflict in Ukraine. However, Trump also commented the same day that peace talks could proceed without Zelensky being present. Sources have also reported that Russia could agree to using USD 300 bln of frozen sovereign assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine, though insisting that a part of the money is spend on the areas of Ukraine that are currently under Russian control.