Zelenskyy announces further talks with Trump envoys on Sunday – video

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that additional talks with the US president's envoys will take place on Sunday 6 September.

Source: Zelenskyy on social media

Quote: "Thank you to the envoys of the US president, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, for their visit to Kyiv.

We have had a constructive conversation – several rounds already – and we'll be speaking again today. The main thing is to achieve a dignified, reliable and lasting peace for Ukraine. All our efforts are directed towards this."

Background:

• The US presidential envoys arrived in Kyiv by train on 6 September and were met by President Zelenskyy at Sofiiska Square. After a tour of St Sophia Cathedral, they proceeded to the negotiations.
• Zelenskyy had announced that there would be several rounds of talks in Kyiv: first with the US envoys, then with negotiators from France, the UK and Germany joining.
• Following the three rounds of talks, Zelenskyy said the discussions had covered not only potential parameters for ending the war, but also short-term support for Ukraine.
• He also said that several new ideas regarding the next stage of the peace negotiations had been put forward during the talks in Kyiv with the US envoys and Ukraine's European partners.

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