Editor’s note: This item has been updated to reflect comments by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Presidential Office Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov are heading to New York City this week to discuss security guarantees and future peace talks, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 27.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Russia envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Aug. 26 confirmed he would meet Ukrainian officials this week, but did not specify who would be in attendance.
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed in his evening address that the two officials would be in attendance for the meeting. Zelensky earlier said that Ukrainian and U.S. delegations would meet to discuss potential talks between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The upcoming meeting will focus on future security guarantees for Ukraine and setting up a bilateral meeting between Zelensky and Putin, an unnamed person familiar with the plans told…
