Zelenskyy announces further talks with Trump envoys on Sunday
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At a glance
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would hold additional talks with US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday, Sept. 6.
- The Kyiv discussions covered possible parameters for ending the war, short-term support for Ukraine and ideas for the next phase of peace negotiations.
- Zelenskyy said Ukraineโs goal was a dignified, reliable and lasting peace.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would continue talks with US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday, after the pair visited Kyiv.
Thank you to the envoys of the US president, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, for their visit to Kyiv.
โThank you to the envoys of the US president, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, for their visit to Kyiv,โ Zelenskyy said. โWe have had a constructive conversation, several rounds already, and we'll be speaking again today.โ
The envoys arrived in Kyiv by train on Sept. 6 and met Zelenskyy at Sofiiska Square. After visiting St. Sophia Cathedral, they went to negotiations. Zelenskyy had said the Kyiv meetings would include several rounds, first with the US envoys and then with negotiators from France, the United Kingdom and Germany.
We have had a constructive conversation, several rounds already, and we'll be speaking again today.
After three rounds of talks, Zelenskyy said the discussions had addressed potential parameters for ending the war and short-term support for Ukraine. He also said the meetings with the US envoys and Ukraineโs European partners had produced several new ideas for the next stage of peace negotiations.
The main thing is to achieve a dignified, reliable and lasting peace for Ukraine.
โThe main thing is to achieve a dignified, reliable and lasting peace for Ukraine,โ Zelenskyy said. โAll our efforts are directed towards this.โ
All our efforts are directed towards this.
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.