Yermak and Umerov to meet Steve Witkoff on August 30

A Ukrainian delegation, led by Head of the President’s Office Andrii Yermak and National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, will hold talks with U.S. Special President’s Envoy Steve Witkoff in New York on Friday.

A Ukrinform correspondent in New York reports this development, CE Report quotes Ukrinform.

In his evening address on August 27, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that on Friday the Ukrainian delegation would meet with the U.S. President’s team in New York.

“All those working on the substance of security guarantees will be involved — military, political, and economic components of the security guarantees,” Zelenskyy stated.

Earlier, Bloomberg reported that the main topics of the talks would be security guarantees for Ukraine and preparations for a possible bilateral meeting between Zelensky and Russian leader Putin.

Witkoff, for his part, confirmed the upcoming meeting with Ukrainian representatives. "I'm meeting with the Ukrainians this week. So, I will be meeting with them this week in New York, and that's a big signal,” he said, adding that the administration is also in daily communication with the Russians.

As reported by Ukrinform, on Wednesday, Volodymyr Zelensky received a briefing from Head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service Oleh Ivashchenko on the next sanctions measures against Russia.