Zelenskyy sending top envoys to US for Witkoff talks this week
- 27 August, 2025
- 18:36
President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet a Ukrainian delegation to the US this week as Kyiv's allies discuss possible security guarantees for the war-ravaged nation, a person familiar with the plans said, Report informs via Bloomberg.
The Ukrainian delegation will include President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov, the person said on condition of anonymity.
According to the person, the agenda during the Ukrainian visit will potentially focus on security assurances and a future bilateral meeting between Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Kyiv's delegation will arrive amid intense discussions in the wake of a high-profile meeting between Zelenskyy, the US President and European leaders in the White House on August 18. As Trump pushes for a quick agreement between Kyiv and Moscow on ending the war, Ukraine's supporters are focusing on pinning down what security guarantees they can provide to ensure that any agreement reached with Putin can hold.