Two rounds of talks with US envoys conclude, third expected, Zelenskyy says
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At a glance
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy said two rounds of talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had taken place in Kyiv, with a third expected.
- Zelenskyy said the next discussions would include representatives from the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
- The talks followed the envoys’ negotiations in Moscow, which the White House described as substantive.
Two rounds of talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump’s special envoys have concluded in Kyiv, and a third round is expected.
Zelenskyy said he had held discussions with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. “We have had two discussions. I am very glad that we are now coming to a third discussion,” he said.
We have had two discussions. I am very glad that we are now coming to a third discussion.
He later announced that the next round would include the US envoys and representatives from the United Kingdom, France and Germany. The announcement came after Witkoff and Kushner attended negotiations in Moscow on September 5.
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, said Putin told the US envoys during Saturday’s talks that he was confident his war aims would be achieved. The White House described the Moscow discussions as “substantive” and said it would unveil the next steps in the coming weeks.
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Originally published by Ukrainska Pravda in Ukrainian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.