Representatives from other countries will also join Ukrainian–US delegation talks - Source
Photo: Rustem Umerov, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (Getty Images)
The Ukrainian and US delegations will meet in the United States today, December 19. Officials from several other countries will also take part in the talks, according to sources and Axios correspondent Barak Ravid on Twitter (X).
Unnamed sources told Ravid that advisers on national security from Germany, France, and the United Kingdom will join the talks between Umerov and Witkoff.
"Turkish FM and Qatari PM will also participate in Ukraine talks in Miami today," the journalist added.
What the sources of RBC-Ukraine say
An informed source of RBC-Ukraine confirmed that Umerov will indeed meet with Witkoff and representatives from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
However, the source denied rumors that officials from Türkiye and Qatar would take part in the talks.
Ukraine–US talks
Yesterday, December 18, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainian delegation had departed for the United States for a new round of talks on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine.
According to the president, the discussions are expected to cover the US 20-point peace plan, security guarantees, and agreements on Ukraine’s reconstruction.
Zelenskyy noted that representatives from European countries might also participate in the meeting.
Meanwhile, today, December 19, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov stated that he, together with Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andrii Hnatov, will meet with US representatives.
Umerov confirmed that European officials will also be involved in the talks, saying this is happening at the invitation of Washington.
A few days ago, following another round of negotiations with the US, the Ukrainian president said that positions on territorial issues still differ, but the American side is taking Ukraine’s position into account.
