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The United States has intensified talks regarding the war.
The Ukrainian negotiating team 9 and 10 will hold talks in October in the United States with representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump: Jared Kushner and Steve Whitcomb. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported this 8 in October during an online press briefing.
According to the president, the Ukrainian delegation will include the head of the president's office Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service Rustem Umerov, the first deputy foreign minister Serhiy Kyslytsya, and the head of the parliamentary faction Servant of the People, Dmytro Arakhamiya.
“The Ukrainian negotiating team will meet tomorrow, on Friday, in the United States of America with Jared Kushner and Steve Whitcomb. On our side — Budanov, Kyslytsya, Arakhamiya, Umerov,” Zelensky said.
According to him, the negotiations are expected to last two days.
It is anticipated that representatives from Europe will join the consultations.
“We are counting on a European team that will join our negotiating group and the American negotiating group,” he added.
Zelensky noted that the Ukrainian delegation will return to Kyiv on Monday morning. After that, the president plans to receive a detailed report on the results of the meetings.
All initiatives regarding a ceasefire at sea and in the energy sector, as well as air defense and financial matters, will be discussed.
Zelensky said that various options for a ceasefire are currently being discussed, including stopping strikes on energy infrastructure and de-escalation in the Black Sea.
“We are discussing everything. both the sea and energy. What might be realistic or more realistic, I am not yet ready to say,” Zelensky stated.
He explained that he does not want to publicly name a specific scenario prematurely, as Russia may act deliberately in the opposite way.
At the same time, the president noted the intensification of American diplomacy.
“We see from the United States an increase in talks and meetings. I personally spoke with the American side three times in recent days. I hope for results from our negotiators’ meeting,” Zelensky said.
As a reminder, 24 in September, adviser to the Russian leader Kirill Dmitriev met in New York with American special representatives Steve Whitcomb and Jared Kushner and discussed bilateral cooperation between Washington and Moscow and ending the war in Ukraine. Today Reuters reported, among other things, that they agreed to involve American investors in the process of restoring the operation of the North Stream pipelines.
At the end of September, The Atlantic reported that the White House is considering an option to exit the deadlock in relations with Russia by a “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” arrangement. According to a plan approved by Donald Trump, Russia would release a number of political detainees who are US citizens, and Washington would in turn ease sanctions on Russia. Trump sees this as a chance to finally reach economic deals with the Russian Federation, which he greatly desires.
On the eve of this, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that there are currently no prospects for a diplomatic end to Russia’s war against Ukraine, as talks remain at an impasse due to Moscow’s demand for full control over the Donbas, which Kyiv rejects. Zelensky responded that the situation is not a diplomatic deadlock, but a lack of real willingness among partners to apply firm pressure on Russia, since a few decisive steps against the Russian economy and the military-industrial complex would be enough for the West to quickly change the situation.
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