Zelenskyy says assistants to meet Trump in New York on Friday Russia-Ukraine, news war

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy He said that his officials will meet with representatives of US President Donald Trump in New York as part of intense mediation efforts to end the war with Russia.

Speaking during his night speech on Wednesday, Zelinski also announced the appointment of a new Ukrainian ambassador in the United States, saying that the former Minister of Justice, the first of which was Stephanina, would replace Oksana Marcarova, who has worked in the role since 2021.

Zelinski said that Stefanina has identified “the main tasks to stimulate our embassy work.”

“Much of the long -term security in Ukraine depends on relations with America,” he said, adding that the confirmation that the transfer of continuous weapons from the United States was a top priority.

US President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Whitchov, told the American media that he expected talks with Ukrainian officials this week.

The US President met Bzilinski earlier this month, a few days after a summit was held with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

However, a proposed meeting between Zelinski and Putin remained far away, as Zelinski was on Wednesday getting rid of “very arrogant and negative signals from Moscow regarding negotiations.”

He called for “pressure” to “force Russia to take real steps.”

The Ukrainian leader spoke while his government delegation toured the Middle East and Europe, where he visited Qatar on Tuesday and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday before heading to Switzerland on Thursday.

In his leadership, the Chief of Staff Zelinski Andre Yermak said in a position on a telegram that he met the Saudi Defense Minister and National Security Adviser.

He said that the talks were focusing on peace tracks in Ukraine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in this process.

No direct meeting has been planned

Diplomatic activity has increased in recent weeks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which started in February 2022.

But despite Trump August 15 summit With Putin in Alaska and subsequent White House discussions with Zelenskyy and European leaders, little progress has been made in negotiations.

Putin has repeatedly called for any settlement of Russian control over the Donabas region in Ukraine, a position he rejected by Kiev.

Trump initially took a combat approach to Zelinski when he took office in January, but he reduced his position with the expression of increasing frustration with Putin.

He remained skeptical of US aid to Ukraine, but earlier this week he said that Washington would guarantee Ukraine’s security in any deal with Russia.

He also threatened new sanctions on Moscow if the talks continued in the situation, but it remained mysterious about Russia’s regional ambitions.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Trump confessed to the possibility of Putin -Zelinski’s meeting in the inaccurate.

This came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said last week that this meeting had not been planned, adding that Putin will be ready once a clear agenda was created.

Zelinski earlier Putin called for direct talks in Turki in May, but the Russian leader refused.

Fight grinding on

Amid the wave of diplomacy, Fight In Ukraine on Wednesday.

In its daily update, the Ukrainian General Staff stated that the Russian forces launched two missiles and 64 air strikes, including 109 guided air bombs, along with 4,625 bombing attacks.

This included 21 MLRS and 3,891 drones.

The statement said that the air strikes targeted Stara Hota in the Sumi, Biliuraia and Bruprosinka area in Zaborisia, and Antonvka in Jiusson.

The Russian forces also reported a floor, and Zaburizak and Novohoorihaifka took in the Dniproptrovsk region, Dibstati monitored group reported, while gains near Shivtchinko, Bella Hura and Oxynder-Chlulano were made.

Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that its air defenses shot down 191 Ukrainian drones, six guided air bombs, and a long -range missile in one day, according to the government news agency Tass.