Zelenskyy says he expects clarity from US on further meetings
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31 January, 20:29
Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo:
Office of the President of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukraine is awaiting
clarity from the US on further meetings and expects talks to take place
next week.
Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address
Quote: "I have received updates from Rustem
Umierov throughout the day.
[Umierov is the secretary of the National
Security and Defense Council and head of Ukraine's negotiation
delegation – ed.]
- We are in constant contact with the American side and expect clarity on further meetings.
- Ukraine is willing to engage in all working formats.
- What matters is achieving results and holding the meetings.
- We are counting on talks next week and are preparing accordingly."
Details: In his address, Zelenskyy made no mention of a new round of talks on a potential peace deal, which is expected to begin on 1 February.
Background:
- A new round of talks on a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is expected to begin on 1 February.
- US State Secretary Marco Rubio has said that US Special Representative Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will not be attending, but there "might be" a US presence.
- US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy Steve Witkoff described meetings in the United States with Kirill Dmitriev, Russian leader Vladimir Putin's special envoy, as "productive and constructive".
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