Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reviewed his country’s diplomatic agenda and peace efforts during meetings in New York with representatives and leaders of the Ukrainian community in the United States. The discussions also covered cooperation with US President Donald Trump and his team, as well as the main challenges facing Ukraine.
Zelenskyy presented awards to individuals who contributed to strengthening Ukraine through their support and efforts.
Negotiation process discussed with US experts
As part of his engagements in New York, Zelenskyy also met with US experts and think tank leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the current course of negotiations and the path the talks could take in the future.
Participants focused on developments in Ukraine, advancing the negotiation process and identifying opportunities to bring it to completion. Zelenskyy thanked the US experts for their questions, their interest in the situation in Ukraine and their willingness to support Ukrainians.
Zelenskyy said expanding cooperation would help enable more reliable decisions and provide greater opportunities to achieve a just peace.
Experts who attended the meeting
Zelenskyy said the meeting was attended by Luke Coffey, Robert Doar, Frederick Kempe, Jenna Ben-Yehuda, Jeffrey Pyatt, Paula Dobriansky, John Herbst, Evelyn Farkas, Cindy McCain, Kimberly and Frederick Kagan, James Jay Carafano, Michael Froman, Alina Polyakova and Kurt Volker.