Zelenskyy meets with senior Ukrainian diplomat as he considers candidates for head of President's Office
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with Serhii Kyslytsia, First Deputy Foreign Minister, to discuss the negotiation process, with a particular focus on the United States.
Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Details: Kyslytsia is a member of Ukraine's negotiating team on the peaceful settlement of the war and is engaged in talks with representatives of the Trump administration.
Quote from Zelenskyy: "I discussed with Serhii Kyslytsia several areas of our diplomatic work and negotiations, including with the United States. As Ukraine's first deputy foreign minister and a career diplomat who has spent many years working in particular in the United States, Serhii has the relevant experience and perspective. We will continue strengthening our work with our partners."
Details: Last week, President Zelenskyy met with several officials who are considered candidates for the role of head of the President's Office.
Sources told European Pravda that the meeting with Kyslytsia should be viewed in the context of changes in the leadership of the president's administration.
Background:
- On Thursday, the Ukrainian negotiating delegation and Trump's team concluded the latest round of talks on the US "peace plan" in Florida. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Rustem Umierov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council, and included Andrii Hnatov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
- The meeting in Florida took place shortly after the American negotiating team met with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday.
- NATO intelligence does not indicate that Putin is ready for a peace agreement.
- NATO officials believe Putin is bluffing when he says Russia is ready to fight a war with Europe.
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