Zelenskyy says Ukrainian officials to meet Trump envoys in Geneva for more talks
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Ukrainian delegation is set to meet Thursday with American envoys in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia
KYIV, Ukraine -- A Ukrainian delegation is set to meet Thursday with American envoys in the run-up to another round of trilateral talks with Russia, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Secretary, is due to hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Zelenskyy told reporters in a media chat Wednesday.
The meeting will take place in Geneva, Umerov’s press secretary Diana Davytian said.
The Swiss city is also expected to host on the same day a round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran.
A U.S. push for peace has already brought Russia and Ukraine to the table in Abu Dhabi and Geneva this year, but the talks have produced no breakthrough on bridging key differences as Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor enters its fifth year.
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