Zelenskyy: Russians prevented US envoys from flying, so they travelled to Ukraine by train

Khrystyna Bondarieva , Roman Petrenko — 6 September, 15:07

Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine had made preparations to welcome US President Donald Trump's envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, at an airport.

Source: Ukrainian public broadcaster hromadske

Details: The US negotiators arrived in Kyiv on Sunday and were met at a railway station in the Ukrainian capital.

"Unfortunately, the Russians have shown through their strikes that they [Witkoff and Kushner – ed.] cannot land or use a plane, although we had got everything ready and our airports are operating," Zelenskyy said ahead of Kushner and Witkoff's arrival by motorcade at Sofiiska Square.

Background:

Earlier on 6 September, Zelenskyy said he had held a meeting with the negotiating team ahead of talks with the US president's representatives.
Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, said Putin told the US envoys during Saturday's talks that he is confident his war aims will be achieved. The White House described the talks as "substantive" and announced that the next steps will be unveiled in the coming weeks.

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