President Volodymyr Zelensky convened a strategy session with members of Ukraine’s negotiating delegation on Sunday, Sept. 6, ahead of scheduled talks with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. In a statement on Facebook, Zelensky confirmed that the Ukrainian team had finalized its negotiating positions, emphasizing that Kyiv remains committed to a constructive approach aimed at bringing a definitive and just conclusion to the war.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “A meeting with our negotiating team. Ready for the conversation,” Zelensky stated. “Ukraine has always been and will always be constructive. We are interested in bringing an end to the war closer. Peace is needed. Security guarantees are needed. A dignified character of post-war peace is needed.” The president stressed the necessity of disciplined, coordinated, and realistic diplomatic engagement, underscoring that Ukraine’s core objectives center on durable security arrangements and sovereignty.
Envoys arrive in Kyiv following Kremlin talks The Kyiv consultations follow a three-hour-and-10-minute meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the US delegation at the Kremlin on Saturday evening, Sept. 5. Following those discussions, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov claimed that Witkoff and Kushner agreed to factor Russian President Vladimir Putin’s frontline assessments into their dialogue in Kyiv. Russian officials characterized the Moscow session – which also included an informal working dinner – as “meaningful,” “frank,” and conducted in an atmosphere of mutual trust, noting that potential large-scale US-Russian commercial projects were raised alongside conflict settlement concepts.
