President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday, Sept. 6, that Ukraine and the US defined key priorities for future cooperation following three rounds of high-level talks in Kyiv, focusing on a comprehensive “winter package,” the resumption of peace negotiations, and robust security and economic guarantees. Speaking at a press briefing following discussions with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Zelensky characterized the day’s three negotiation rounds as “very substantive,” noting that winter energy challenges and long-term defense frameworks featured prominently.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “We paid sufficient attention today to the winter period, to all the challenges that could truly arise,” Zelensky said. “If the war continues in the winter, we strongly count on the “winter package,” which I discussed in absolute detail today with Steve, Jared, and with our European partners. We strongly count on support for air defense, energy support, and we count on a serious volume and possibilities of using American LNG.” Zelensky emphasized that Western partners expressed support for these initiatives, which aim to safeguard Ukraine’s power grid against persistent Russian strikes through emergency energy assistance, air defense munitions, and imports of US liquefied natural gas (LNG). He also noted, that there are currently 67 companies operating in Ukraine that are capable of shooting down jet drones on a large scale.“As of today, we have about 60 companies in Ukraine that are already working on shooting down jet drones – shooting them down on a massive scale. To be precise – 67,” he said.