Concrete progress achieved in Ukraine-US talks

The Ukrainian delegation led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the US delegation led by US President Donald Trump's Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump'sson-in-law Jared Kushner held talks in Berlin, the capital of Germany,whichtookplacetoday,marking theconcluded with the meeting held. The five-hour-long discussion held by the delegations, the peace negotiations, took place todayconcluded with a meetinglasting approximately one anda half hours.

"CONCRETE PROGRESS ACHIEVED"

Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rüstem Umerov, in a statement made following the talks, stated, "Over the last two days, between the US and Ukraine, we have conductThe negotiationsheld wereconstructive and productive.Concrete progress wasachieved. Wehope to reach an agreement by the end of the daythat will bring us closer to peace," he said.

Umerov added, "Currently, on social media There is a lot of noise andspeculationbeing made without naming sources. Please do not fall for rumors and provocations.The US delegation, led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, is working in an extremelyconstructive manner to helpUkraine reach a lastingpeace treaty. The Ukrainian delegation isfor the efforts they have shown, we are extremely grateful to PresidentTrump and his team," he said.

Following the talks with the US delegation,Zelenskymet with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, and subsequently with President of the German Bundestag Julia Klöckner, to discuss issues regarding Germany'ssupport for Ukraine and the compensation loan. This evening, Zelensky is expected to hold meetings with leaders from Germany, the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden, as well as the President of the EU Commission.attending the meeting, which will also include President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, to discuss peace negotiation issues.