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Yermak Meets U.S. Envoy as White House Presses for Putin–Zelensky Talks

Kremlin insistence on preparatory talks keeps a leaders' meeting unscheduled.

Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and Danish Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen stand in the middle for a family photo at the informal EU Defence Ministers' meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 29, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS
A woman touches the portrait of a fallen Ukrainian soldier at a memorial wall as the country marks Defenders’ Remembrance Day,in Kyiv on August 29.
President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025.
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Overview

  • Ukraine’s Andriy Yermak met Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in New York to coordinate implementation of Washington summit agreements and invited him to visit Ukraine.
  • The White House says President Trump’s team is engaging both sides toward a Putin–Zelensky meeting, while Trump weighs deeper personal involvement or sanctions and tariffs if progress stalls.
  • Yermak said the United States is not pressuring Kyiv to concede territory and reiterated Ukraine’s readiness for leadership-level negotiations, including a possible trilateral session with Trump.
  • Zelensky and European leaders are finalizing a three-part security guarantee framework that he says should include EU membership, with plans to connect with Trump next week to firm up commitments.
  • Russian strikes on Kyiv this week killed at least 23 people including children and prompted an emergency UN Security Council session, as the Kremlin says Putin doesn’t rule out talks only after expert-level groundwork.