Zelenskyy approves delegation heading to talks in the US: Who leads it
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approved, by decree, the composition of the delegation that will take part in peace negotiations with the US, as well as with representatives of the Russian Federation, according to the website of the President of Ukraine.
"Approve the new composition of Ukraine’s delegation for participation in the negotiation process with the United States of America and other international partners of Ukraine, as well as with representatives of the Russian Federation regarding the achievement of a just and lasting peace:
- Rustem Umerov – Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, head of the delegation
- Oleksandr Bevz – Adviser to the Cabinet of the President of Ukraine, Office of the President of Ukraine
- Kyrylo Budanov – Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
- Andriy Hnatov – Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
- Oleh Ivashchenko – Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine
- Sergiy Kyslytsya – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- Yevhenii Ostryanskyi – First Deputy Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
- Oleksandr Poklad – Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine
- Vadym Skibitskyi – Deputy Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine," the text of the decree states.
It is noted that the decree enters into force on the day of its publication, that is, on November 28.
What came before
As a reminder, last week US President Donald Trump stated that he is sending his special representative, Steve Witkoff, to Moscow, and US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Kyiv. The American officials are expected to discuss a peace plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine.
Earlier, Trump himself, as well as Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, stated that Witkoff would arrive in Moscow next week.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has already said that he wants to discuss the legal recognition of Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories as "Russian."
According to The Telegraph, Trump is "ready to recognize Russia's control" over the occupied territories of Ukraine. The outlet writes that he is sending not only Witkoff to Moscow, but also his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
You can read more about this week's key developments in the peace negotiations in the material by RBC-Ukraine.
