Trump's special representative for Ukraine held their first official meeting with Markarova.
U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, held his first official meeting with Ukraine's Ambassador to Washington, Oksana Markarova. This information was reported by Oksana Markarova and conveyed by UNN.
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The talks took place on Thursday and provided an opportunity to discuss key issues in bilateral relations.
Ukraine aims to establish closer ties with the new Trump administration, which has expressed intentions to end the war with Russia as soon as possible.
Reminder
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that his team is in contact with American officials. In particular, the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak, recently spoke with Trump’s National Security Advisor, Michael Waltz. Dates for a U.S. delegation's visit to Ukraine have also been established.
Currently, Washington has not publicly presented a clear strategy for ending the war. Last week, Kellogg noted that the United States is interested in holding elections in Ukraine by the end of the year, provided that an agreement on a ceasefire can be reached with Moscow.
The president of the terrorist country questions Zelensky’s legitimacy as a participant in the negotiation process, arguing that his presidential mandate is ending. At the same time, Zelensky emphasizes that holding elections is impossible under martial law.