Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak and Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia will join the Ukrainian delegation meeting with US President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in New York this week, an informed government source told Suspilne.
National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov reportedly will also participate in the meeting.
According to sources, the meeting’s agenda will continue agreements reached during the Ukrainian delegation’s visit to Washington and negotiations with US President’s special envoy Keith Kellogg in Kyiv. The discussions will separately address negative signals coming from the Russian side regarding a possible leaders’ meeting and the negotiation process overall.
US President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff previously announced he would meet with Ukrainian representatives in New York this week.
“I’m meeting with the Ukrainians this week. So I’ll meet with them this week in New York, and that’s an important signal that we talk to the Russians every day,” Witkoff said on Fox News’ “Special Report” program.
On 25 August, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a meeting between Ukrainian and American teams at the end of the current week. The meeting will discuss possibilities for future negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
