Contacts with Trump's team may take place in early February, Ukrainian government official says

The team of newly incumbent US President Donald Trump may hold talks with a Ukrainian delegation in early February during Ukrainian Week in Washington.

Source: Interfax-Ukraine, citing a statement by Davyd Arakhamiia, leader of the Servant of the People party faction in the parliament, during the national joint 24/7 newscast

Quote: "Ukrainian Week will take place in Washington at the beginning of February. I believe that the key processes and negotiations with Trump's new team will actually take place there, so we are waiting."

Updated: After the news was published, the press service of the Servant of the People party faction contacted Ukrainska Pravda and asked to clarify that Arakhamiia's statement was not about "talks" but about "contacts".

Quote: "Active contacts between the delegation from the Ukrainian parliament and the new Trump team may begin in early February as part of the Ukrainian Week to be held in Washington.

Some officials within Trump’s team have already been appointed, some are still waiting. We are now working to ensure that the relevant meetings take place at the inter-parliamentary level and at other levels."

Background:

• On 3-8 February 2025, Washington will host the annual Ukrainian Week, an event aimed at strengthening cooperation between Ukraine and the United States. The programme includes meetings, round tables, and forums where representatives of both countries will discuss key partnership issues. American senators, congressmen, and prominent Ukrainian politicians and officials are expected to participate.
• In autumn 2024, then-president-elect Donald Trump announced that his administration would focus on Russia's war against Ukraine.
• On 20 January, Donald Trump once again promised to end the war in Ukraine and instructed his team to organise a call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to arrange a meeting after his inauguration.

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