Zelenskyy names Ukrainian delegation for Trump talks
Photo: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already departed for the US to meet with American leader Donald Trump. Five other Ukrainian officials will also attend the talks.
Zelenskyy shared this information while answering journalists' questions.
According to him, Ukraine's negotiation team for the meeting with Trump includes Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Hnatov, Presidential Office advisor Oleksandr Bevz, and First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya.
"I will not speak for the American side, because that is President Trump's choice. I think our negotiation team is already known to you: besides Rustem Umerov, there will be Economy Minister Sobolev, Andriy Hnatov, Oleksandr Bevz, and Kyslytsya," Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy and Trump meeting
On Sunday, December 28, President Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump at his Mar‑a‑Lago residence in Florida.
According to media reports, Zelenskyy aims to resolve key disagreements over the draft peace agreement during the meeting.
Zelenskyy promises that he will raise territorial issues, including discussions on Donbas and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. European leaders will also join the meeting with Trump online.
Additionally, Zelenskyy has already flown to the US and has announced a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, as well as an online discussion with European leaders en route to Florida.
