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Diplomatic contacts and attempts to unblock dialogue between Ukraine and Russia are returning to the agenda. Kyiv President’s Office head Kyrylo Budanov stated that the negotiating track could be renewed as early as September.
According to him, the diplomatic process is currently on pause, but they plan to “revive” it. The official said this in an interview with the publication Novyny.LIVE.
Meeting of delegations and the role of the United States
Budanov noted that the upcoming important events within the consultations could take place as early as the first month of autumn. When asked whether this refers specifically to a meeting of Ukrainian and Russian negotiators, the official confirmed the likelihood and stressed the involvement of the American side.
I hope so, yes. And with the Americans already too. Without them, no,
— said the head of the President’s Office.
Context of the negotiating process
Earlier, the Office of the President noted that the talks are currently primarily about the technical part of consultations, and not about an immediate conclusion of hostilities. Recall that earlier we wrote that Valeriy Zaluzhnyi assessed the conditions for reviving peace talks with Russia.
As was already reported on our site, Budanov previously spoke about signals regarding possible willingness to engage in dialogue.
For his part, former Trump special envoy Kit Kellogg commented on the role of Americans in the negotiations. He stressed that U.S. special envoys Steve Bittkoff and Jared Kushner have met with the Russian side several times, but have not yet visited Ukraine. According to Kellogg, the negotiators must understand what the Ukrainian side is going through and what the situation on the ground looks like.
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