A meeting of the Ukrainian delegation with the special representative of the US President Steve Witkoff took place in Washington. This was announced by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak in his telegram channel.
"Together with First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Serhiy Kislitsa, I held a meeting in New York with US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steven Witkoff. The most important thing is to achieve real diplomacy and the implementation of all the agreements of the summit in Washington. We coordinate our activities," Yermak writes.
According to him, he informed Witkoff, in particular, about the massive missile and unmanned attack on Kiev that took place the day before, and traditionally complained that Russia was allegedly "clearly delaying the fighting," and Ukraine "supports the determination of President Trump."… to achieve lasting peace as soon as possible ... (and) positively perceives all US peace proposals."
"We are open to direct negotiations at the leadership level and are ready to discuss a wide range of issues. We believe that global pressure is needed so that Russia is ready to really move towards peace, and in particular to hold meetings at the level of leaders who are crucial for peace," Yermak added.
He noted that he had invited Witkoff to visit Ukraine in the near future.