India, Nov. 24 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday appeared to soften his tone toward Washington after US President Donald Trump publicly accused Kyiv of showing "zero gratitude" for United State's latest peace proposal amid sensitive Geneva-based negotiations to end the war with Russia.

Trump, who has oscillated sharply in his approach to Ukraine since the start of his second term, used his Truth Social account earlier in the day to claim that Ukraine's leadership "EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS," referring to his peace blueprint that incorporates several of Moscow's demands.

Hours later, Zelensky responded with a markedly conciliatory post on X, writing: "Ukraine is grateful to the United States, to every Ame...