President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has instructed to form a delegation for negotiations with the russian side; it will be headed by the head of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Rustem Umerov.
The head of state announced this on the Telegram channel, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
"I have instructed to form a delegation for negotiations with the Russian side. The delegation will be headed by Rustem Umerov, and will include representatives of Ukrainian intelligence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Office of the President," Zelenskyy said following the meeting on the results of the negotiation work needed by Ukraine.
According to the President, during the meeting, Umerov reported on the implementation of the agreements of the second meeting with the russian side in Istanbul and the agreement on a new meeting in the near future.
"Ukraine is ready to work as productively as possible for the release of our people from captivity and the return of kidnapped children, as well as to stop the killings and to prepare a meeting of leaders to truly end this war. Our position is as transparent as possible. Ukraine never wanted this war, and it is Russia that must end the war that it started," Zelenskyy stressed.
The head of state also reported that during the meeting, the head of the Presidential Office, Andrii Yermak, reported on the coordination of diplomatic work with partners in Europe and the United States.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the first round of negotiations took place in Istanbul on May 16, the russian delegation was headed by putin's aide Vladimir Medinsky, and the Ukrainian delegation was headed by Rustem Umerov, who was the Minister of Defense at the time.
The second round of negotiations in Istanbul took place on June 2.
A meeting of delegations of Ukraine and the aggressor country russia is planned for Wednesday, July 23, in Turkey. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this in a traditional evening video address, the Ukrainian News agency reports.
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