Ukraine, US, and EU agree to hold another meeting soon, Zelensky says
Quick Look
- Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced that Ukraine, the United States, and Europe have agreed to hold another meeting in the near future following talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Kiev.
- He stated the key outstanding issue is the territorial question and expressed hope for a US winter aid package if hostilities continue.
- Witkoff and Kushner had previously met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where talks were described as substantive and constructive.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Talks between US envoys and Russian officials occurred in Moscow before shifting to Kiev for discussions with Ukrainian leadership. The territorial issue has been a central obstacle in negotiations regarding the ongoing conflict.
MOSCOW, September 6. /TASS/. Ukraine, the United States, and Europe have agreed to hold another meeting in the near future, Vladimir Zelensky said after talks with US and EU representatives in Kiev, as quoted by the UNIAN news agency.
According to Zelensky, US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have actually resumed the negotiating process after their meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and today’s talks in Kiev. The key outstanding issue, in his words, is the territorial issue.
It has not yet been agreed upon where the next meeting will take place.
Zelensky also said that Ukraine hopes for a winter assistance package from the United States if hostilities continue into the coming winter.
Witkoff and Kushner were received by Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Saturday. The talks that lasted for more than three hours were "substantive, constructive, extremely frank and trusting," Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said after the meeting, adding that along with the Ukrainian settlement issues, the topics included potential large-scale Russian-US projects. After the talks in Moscow, the US negotiators left for Kiev.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Another meeting between Ukraine, the US, and Europe will be held in the near future
Very likely · Within weeks
Ukraine will seek a winter assistance package from the United States if hostilities continue
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Where will the next meeting between Ukraine, the US, and Europe take place?
- What specific territorial concessions or positions are under discussion?
- What is the size and timing of the hoped-for US winter assistance package?
- What large-scale Russian-US projects were referenced in the Moscow talks?
