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Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton has said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's election creates new opportunity to push for peace in Donbas.

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"Amb Volker and I met today to discuss Ukraine negotiations and agreed that President Zelensky's election creates new opportunity to push for peace in Donbas – a key step to improving U.S.-Russia relations – but it's critical that Russia do its part and engage seriously," he wrote on Twitter on June 14, 2019, following a meeting with U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, Volker said he hopes for the resumption of talks with the Russian Federation on the settlement of the situation in Donbas after the parliamentary elections in Ukraine.