Zelenskiy announces that he had a “substantial and constructive” telephone conversation with US emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Saturday evening that he had a telephone conversation “substantial and constructive” with the American emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and with the Kiev negotiators who went to meet them in Florida for discussions regarding the end of the war in Ukraine, AFP and Reuters report.
Zelensky says the next steps have been agreed. PHOTO EPA EFE
Zelenski specified that, during this conversation, they were approached “key issues that could ensure the bloodshed stops”, according to the two agencies, quoted by Agerpres.
“Ukraine is determined to continue working honestly with the American side to establish real peace. We have agreed on the next steps and the format of the talks with the United States“, indicated the Ukrainian leader on social media.
On Saturday, December 6, Ukrainian and American negotiators are in Florida for the third day of talks regarding Washington's plan to end the war in Ukraine, triggered in February 2022 by the Russian invasion.
“Everything must be done to make any measure for peace work”
Zelensky said he was waiting for the return to Kiev of his two negotiators, Rustem Umerov and Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army Andrii Gnatov. “with a detailed report” of the discussions with the US representatives.
“Not everything can be discussed over the phone, so we have to work closely with our teams on ideas and proposals. Our approach is that everything must be done to make any measure for peace, security and reconstruction work.”“, the leader from Kyiv also said.
