Zelenskyy to meet Trump envoys in Dublin: We will coordinate positions and determine next steps
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will meet US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Dublin on 12 November after they hold talks in Russia.
Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)
Quote: "Next, the American representatives are heading to Russia, and after those talks, we will coordinate our positions once again and determine what next steps are possible. We are meeting with them tomorrow in Dublin."
Details: Zelenskyy said the Ukrainian team has briefed him on the results of its meetings with US and Russian representatives in Abu Dhabi and its coordination with Kyiv's European partners who were also in the UAE.
The president reported that the parties have reached a humanitarian agreement to prepare a new prisoner exchange. They also discussed their respective positions on security guarantees and possible arrangements for the Europeans to join future talks on ending the war.
Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine's priority is to end the war as soon as possible with a dignified peace. He also said Europe must be represented at every stage of diplomacy.
Quote: "It is essential that the United States have a strong position and exert influence on the source of this war – that is Russia – so that Russia ends the war of its own making."
Background:
- Kushner said he and Witkoff will travel to Moscow on 12 November for talks with Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin before meeting Zelenskyy in Dublin. In Russia, the US representatives plan to discuss humanitarian issues, the release of prisoners and the possibility of involving the Europeans in the negotiations.
- During the first round of talks the previous day, the parties discussed security guarantees and Russia's demands, and touched on the issue of Ukraine's post-war future.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the trilateral talks on 10 November were "very productive", but that there is still "a lot of work to be done".
- Zelenskyy described the trilateral meeting as "constructive and quite substantive".
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