Ukraine's security chief discloses first insights from negotiations with Trump's team
Photo: Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Rustem Umerov (Getty Images)
Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov, stated that the top priority for the Ukrainian delegation during negotiations was to obtain complete information about the dialogue between the United States and Russia in Moscow.
Umerov said that for several days, he and Ukraine’s Chief of the General Staff, Andrii Hnatov, were working in the United States with representatives of US President Donald Trump. He thanked the American side for its constructive cooperation.
“The primary task of the Ukrainian team was to receive from the American side full information regarding their conversation in Moscow and all drafts of current proposals, so that we could discuss them in detail with the President of Ukraine,” the statement says.
According to Umerov, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will receive full information on all aspects of the dialogue with the American side and all related documents today.
Work on the US peace plan continues
As reported earlier, a series of meetings took place in the United States between Ukraine’s NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov, Chief of the General Staff Andrii Hnatov, US Special Envoy for Peace Steven Witkoff, and Jared Kushner.
It was the sixth round of negotiations in the past two weeks, focused on advancing a “realistic and effective path toward lasting and just peace” in Ukraine.
On December 6, President Zelenskyy held a lengthy discussion with Trump’s advisers Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner regarding the US peace plan.
Sources told Axios that the parties discussed territorial issues and security guarantees. Progress has reportedly been made on one of the points.
On December 8, the President of Ukraine will be in London. During meetings with leaders of the UK, France, and Germany, they will discuss the current status of the negotiations.
