US may talk with Putin on 24 December, Zelenskyy says

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told journalists that representatives of the US negotiating team may be in touch with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday 24 December.

Source: European Pravda, citing Interfax-Ukraine

Quote from Zelenskyy: "There was a meeting with our team – [Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council Rustem] Umierov and [Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Andrii] Hnatov. After that, the Americans had a meeting with [Russian envoy Kirill] Dmitriev. And they explained, showed and conveyed everything, as far as I understand.

I don't know what format their next conversation will take. Perhaps it will be with Putin. Most likely it will be tomorrow [Wednesday – ed.]. We should receive everything tomorrow evening."

Background:

• On Tuesday 23 December, Zelenskyy was briefed by the Ukrainian negotiating team – Rustem Umierov and Andrii Hnatov – following their return from the United States.
• After meeting with the Ukrainian delegation, Zelenskyy said that Washington remains determined to achieve a peace deal.

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