Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s delegation going to peace talks in US, but not in full
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (Getty Images)
Peace talks aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine will resume in the coming days. Ukrainian officials have already departed for the United States, according to the evening address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The head of state emphasized the importance of signals from the United States indicating that they are ready to resume work in various negotiation formats to end Russia’s war against Ukraine.
According to Zelenskyy, it is time to end the negotiation pause. The Ukrainian side is doing everything to ensure the talks are substantive.
"The Ukrainian team — the political part of the negotiating group — is already on the way. This Saturday (March 21), we expect a meeting in the United States of America," the president added.
He said that today he discussed the negotiation process in detail with the National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, Head of the Office of the President Kyrylo Budanov, and Servant of the People faction leader in the Verkhovna Rada (parliament), David Arakhamia. First Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Sergiy Kyslytsya, will also participate in the meetings.
"Our priority is to do everything for a dignified peace. I thank everyone who is helping with this," Zelenskyy emphasized.
Negotiations were on pause
Initially, the new round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States was scheduled to take place from March 5 to 8. The negotiations were planned to be held in Abu Dhabi.
As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted, the parties were considering a different location due to hostilities in the Middle East.
However, the meeting did not take place, as the United States was focused on its operation against Iran.
Last week, the Ukrainian head of state said that Washington had expressed readiness for a new meeting, but only on US territory. American officials are currently unable to leave the country due to security concerns.
