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Last Updated:March 08, 2025, 20:15 IST
Zelenskyy is set to meet Mohammad bin Salman, the Saudi Crown Prince, and Ukrainian diplomats will meet US officials. The meetings will take place in Jeddah.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during an interview. (IMAGE: AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said a batch of Ukrainian diplomats will remain in Saudi Arabia after he meets Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman next week. The Ukrainian President said Andriy Yermak, Andriy Sybiha, Rustem Umerov and Pavlo Palisa will meet the American team which will be in Saudi Arabia.
Senior US and Ukrainian officials are set to meet for talks on the war in Jeddah on Tuesday.
US envoy Steve Witkoff said he would speak to the Ukrainian negotiators about an “initial ceasefire" with Russia and a “framework" for a longer agreement.
The war is at a critical juncture, days ahead of talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators aimed at securing a truce in the three-year-long war.
“Next week, I will begin with a visit to Saudi Arabia. After my meeting on Monday with the Crown Prince, Ukrainian diplomatic and military representatives will stay for a meeting on Tuesday with the American team. The Ukrainian team will include Andriy Yermak, Andriy Sybiha, Rustem Umerov, and Pavlo Palisa," the Ukrainian President said, adding that his country remains “committed to constructive dialogue".
“Ukraine has been seeking peace from the very first second of this war. Realistic proposals are on the table. The key is to move quickly and effectively," he further added.
Washington has suspended crucial US military aid and access to satellite imagery and intelligence sharing after US President Donald Trump and Zelenskyy had a public falling-out in the Oval Office last week.
The American president has radically shifted the US position, reaching out to Russian President Vladimir Putin while criticising Zelenskyy.
Trump has said it may be “easier" to work with Moscow than Kyiv on efforts to end the three-year-long war.
He says he wants to end the war as soon as possible, but Ukraine fears being forced to make heavy territorial concessions to Moscow.
Kyiv’s troops are also struggling on the eastern front, although an AFP analysis of US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) data showed Moscow’s advance had slowed in February.
Location :Kyiv, Ukraine
First Published:March 08, 2025, 20:15 IST
News world Ukrainian Diplomats To Meet Americans In Saudi As Zelenskyy Announces Array Of Meetings
