The Ukrainian delegation is heading to the United States to discuss a plan to resolve the war; the meeting will take place on Sunday, November 30, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The head of state confirmed that the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council and head of the Ukrainian delegation, Rustem Umerov, together with his team are already on their way to the United States.
"Today Rustem gave a briefing, and the task is clear – to promptly and substantively prepare definitions of steps to end the war. Ukraine continues to work as constructively as possible with America, and we expect that the results of the meetings in Geneva will now be finalized in the United States."
– Zelenskyy said.
He added that he expects a report from the Ukrainian delegation on the results of the work, which will take place this Sunday.
Umerov’s statement
Umerov said the Ukrainian delegation is travelling to the United States to continue work on coordinating further steps aimed at achieving a just and sustainable peace.
He said that in the morning he briefed Zelenskyy on the state of preparations, key positions and the expected outcomes of the next stage of negotiations.
"In the US we will continue to coordinate all the proposals that were formed during the meetings in Geneva. Ukraine continues systematic and constructive diplomatic work for the sake of a dignified peace."
– he summed up.
Context
The day before, Bloomberg wrote that Ukrainian officials would meet in Florida with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
On November 29 it became known that Zelenskyy updated the composition of the delegation for the negotiations. It was previously headed by Andriy Yermak, but on November 28 the president dismissed him from the post of Head of the Office of the President.
