The general goes to Washington: The head of the GUR Budanov* actively climbs into negotiations

Kirill Budanov❶, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, who was included in the list of terrorists in Russia, is being sent to the United States, possibly as the head of the negotiation process. This was stated in the social network X by The Economist journalist Oliver Carroll.

"I was informed that General Budanov is heading to the United States. Perhaps as the head of the negotiation process (to be announced later). Negotiations seem to be underway. Trump is not going to allow Ukrainian problems to prevent the achievement of an unequal peace," Carroll writes.

The delegation of Ukraine headed by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Rustem Umerov is sent to Miami for a meeting with special envoy of the US President Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported on the social network.

"Despite (Andrei's) resignation According to Yermak, the Ukrainian delegation headed by (Vladimir) Zelensky's national security adviser (Rustem) Umerov will go to Miami on Sunday to meet with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, a Ukrainian official told me. The delegation also includes Deputy Foreign Minister (Serhiy) Kislitsa, Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine Andriy Gnatov and Ukrainian intelligence officers," Ravid said.

As reported by EADaily, the Ukrainian delegation in Abu Dhabi, headed by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense Kirill Budanov❶, is negotiating with both the American and Russian sides. This was reported by Axios, citing a source.

Recall that at the end of 2023, the Russian Interior Ministry put Budanov❶ on the wanted list, and the FSB called him the organizer of the terrorist attack on The Crimean Bridge, which occurred in October 2022.

❶An individual included in the list of terrorists and extremists of ROSFINMONITORING