Diplomatic contacts between Washington and Kyiv are expected to move to the UN General Assembly. Ukraine’s interim chargé d’affaires in the United States, Denis Senik, said they expect US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy to meet during the UN General Assembly sessions in New York.
Senik said they hope the meeting will focus on advancing peace. Zelenskyy had previously said he expected to meet with Trump in September.
Kyiv is open to different ceasefire formats
Ukraine announced that it is ready to consider various options for a ceasefire. The options cited by Senik include the energy sector and the Black Sea.
The UN schedule in New York
The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly began in New York on September 8. The general debate is scheduled to take place on September 22–26 and September 28.
Russia will be represented at the General Assembly by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Lavrov is expected to deliver his speech on September 26.
Putin’s meeting with US representatives
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US President’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner on September 5. During the meeting, which lasted approximately three hours, Putin stressed the need to eliminate all the root causes of the conflict in Ukraine.
US negotiators also held talks in Kyiv on September 6.