President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with members of the Ukrainian negotiating team ahead of talks with representatives of the U.S. President.

As reported by Ukrinform, Zelensky said this in a post on Facebook.

“A meeting with our negotiating team ahead of the meeting with the U.S. President’s envoys. We are ready for the conversation. Ukraine has always been and will remain constructive. We are interested in bringing the end of the war closer. Peace is needed. Security guarantees are needed,” Zelensky said.

Zelensky stressed that Ukraine’s positions had been prepared and that it was important to work in a coordinated, substantive and realistic manner.

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