Zelenskyy on meeting with the US in Saudi Arabia: Minister of Defense Umerov will be there
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The Ukrainian team, including the Minister of Defense, will meet with the American team in Saudi Arabia. Zelenskyy expressed hope for progress on the issue of a ceasefire.
During the meeting with the American team in Saudi Arabia, the Ukrainian team will be at a sufficiently high level, there will be technically professional people. Also, separately, there will be Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press conference with Czech President Petr Pavel, reports UNN.
I cannot tell you how this meeting will end, because we see technical teams, I think it would be good if the meeting ended with some result that could bring us closer to a complete ceasefire
He noted that the Ukrainian team will be at a sufficiently high level.
"Technically professional people. Also, separately, there will be the Minister of Defense. We will be ready to be very quick and substantive," Zelenskyy said.
Addition
MFA spokesman Tykhyi stated that the meeting of the Ukrainian team with the American team on Monday in Saudi Arabia is a technical round, not a political one. No contacts with Russians are planned.
The team of US President Donald Trump's administration plans to hold indirect negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in Saudi Arabia to find out the conditions of each party regarding the end of the war.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that a meeting of the Ukrainian and US teams will take place on Monday. Saudi Arabia has been chosen as the meeting place.
