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A meeting was proposed by the United States.
On the eve of the president's office denied the reliability of ZN.UA's information that during talks between Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of the White House, Donald Trump, they managed to reach an agreement to hold a trilateral meeting involving Ukraine, the United States, and the Russian Federation. However, today, 25 September, the president himself stated that the American side proposed to hold such a meeting and even named the venue, as reported by News.LIVE.
“Regarding the trilateral meeting, the American side proposed preparing it and meeting in a trilateral format at a technical level. We are waiting for the U.S. proposal on a date. And as for where? The United States proposed the United Arab Emirates,” Zelenskiy said in response to journalists’ questions.
According to ZN.UA, the trilateral meeting could include Kirilo Budanov, head of the Presidential Office; Rustem Umerov, head of the State Security Service; Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner, Steve Bittov, and special envoy Kirill Dmitriev. The main point of discussion should be an energy ceasefire. According to a source, the Russian side will insist that, within the framework of the energy ceasefire, issues of free navigation and the “shadow” fleet exporting Russian oil be discussed.
Zelensky also added that the negotiating groups of Ukraine and the United States agreed to consult with European representatives. Then the United States should speak with the Russians.
“We had a meeting with the U.S. president; we discussed general matters. After that, our negotiating groups held a long separate meeting where we went over the relevant details. The agreement is as follows — we will inform and discuss these details with the European side. The Americans will talk with the Russians and, after 10 days, come back with this or that view and result,” Interfax-Ukraine quoted Zelensky as saying.
Zelensky also noted that after his meeting with Trump there was a meeting of Ukrainian and American negotiators. After it, Vytkoff and Kushner were to contact the Russians and partners to discuss possible formats. By partners Zelensky meant those who “can help with grain, those who are interested.”
Before his meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump expressed the belief that Vladimir Putin wants an end to the war. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio later said that the war is not in anyone’s interest, and for Russia it is, in fact, horrific. According to Rubio, the war in Ukraine will ultimately end with an agreement reached at negotiations, not a military victory by one side. Although no agreement exists at the moment, the United States continues to engage with both sides and seeks opportunities to broker one.
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