First round of talks between Zelenskyy and Trump's envoys concludes

The first stage of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's negotiations with US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Kyiv has concluded.

Source: Zelenskyy's spokesperson Serhii Nykyforov in a comment to European Pravda

Details: The first round of negotiations between the Ukrainian delegation led by Zelenskyy and Witkoff and Kushner concluded in Kyiv on the evening of 6 September.

The second, expanded round is to begin next, with the participation of national security advisers from the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

Background:

• Zelenskyy announced at approximately 14:20 that negotiations with Witkoff and Kushner had begun.
• Zelenskyy said earlier that Ukraine had made preparations to meet Witkoff and Kushner at the airport, but Russia had effectively prevented them from flying in. The previous day, 5 September, the special envoys held talks in Moscow.
• Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin, said Putin told the US envoys during Saturday's talks that he is confident that his war objectives 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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