When will the new round of peace talks take place?
The peace negotiations to end the war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine will resume in the coming days. Ukrainian officials have already traveled to the United States.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the evening address of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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The head of state emphasized the importance of signals from the United States indicating their readiness to resume work in various formats of negotiations to end the war between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
According to Zelensky, it is time to end the negotiation pause. The Ukrainian side is doing everything to ensure that the talks are substantive.
“The Ukrainian team – specifically the political part of the negotiation group – is already on the way, and this Saturday (March 21 – ed.) we expect a meeting in the United States of America,” the president added.
He mentioned that today he discussed the negotiation process in detail with Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov, and the leader of the Servant of the People faction in the Rada David Arakhamia. The First Deputy Head of the Office of the President Serhiy Kyslytsia will also participate in the meetings.
“Our priority is to do everything for a dignified peace. I thank everyone who is helping with this,” Zelensky emphasized.
Negotiations were on pause
Recall that the new round of trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States was initially scheduled to take place from March 5 to 8. The talks were planned to be held in Abu Dhabi.
As noted by President Volodymyr Zelensky, the parties were considering another location due to the hostilities in the Middle East.
However, the meeting did not take place, as the United States was focused on its operation against Iran.
Last week, the head of the Ukrainian state stated that Washington had expressed readiness for a new meeting, but only on U.S. territory. American officials are currently unable to leave the country due to security concerns.
