Ukraine is sending a high-level delegation to the U.S. on Saturday for more talks on the Trump administration\u2019s new peace plan, ahead of White House envoy Steve Witkoff\u2019s visit to Moscow expected early next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukraine\u2019s presidential office confirmed the delegation is on its way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ukrainian delegation will now be led by the head of Ukraine\u2019s National Security and Defense Council, Rustem Umerov, after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s chief of staff was forced to resign on Friday amid a corruption scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ukraine\u2019s head of military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, is also listed as part of the delegation, as well as senior military, security and foreign ministry officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. and Ukraine last held talks around a week ago in Geneva when they revised the peace plan to make it more acceptable to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a post on social media on Saturday, Zelenskyy said he expects to be briefed by Umerov on the outcome of the talks on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The talks are aimed at ensuring the results from the Geneva talks a week ago are \u201chammered out\u201d and to \u201cswiftly and substantively work out the steps needed to end the war,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSecretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and head of the Ukrainian delegation Rustem Umerov, together with the team, is already on the way to the United States. Rustem delivered a report today, and the task is clear: to swiftly and substantively work out the steps needed to end the war,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUkraine continues to work with the United States in the most constructive way possible, and we expect that the results of the meetings in Geneva will now be hammered out in the United States,\u201d Zelenskyy continued. \u201cI look forward to our delegation’s report following its work this Sunday. Ukraine is working for a dignified peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Kyiv was targeted with major attack overnight into Saturday as Ukraine\u2019s foreign minister said last night\u2019s attack shows how Putin is determined to prolong the war despite the peace talks and called on the international community to help out more pressure on Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhile everyone is discussing points of peace plans, Russia continues to pursue its \u201cwar plan\u201d of two points: to kill and destroy,\u201d Andriy Sybiha, the the Ukrainian foreign minister, wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPutin wants to prolong the war at any cost. The war he cannot win — and the war refuses to end. But the international community has the means to ensure that this cost becomes unbearable for him,\u201d he said. \u201cWe urge additional support for Ukraine\u2019s defense and resilience, additional strong sanctions on Russia, and a swift decision to enable the full use of frozen Russian assets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n