{
  "id": 13057539,
  "title": "Ukrainian negotiating team to spend two days in USA; European team to join them – Zelenskyy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ukrainian-negotiating-team-to-spend-two-days-in-usa-european-team-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:22:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Interfax-Ukraine",
    "slug": "interfax-ukraine",
    "url": "https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1216977.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that a negotiating team will travel to the United States on Friday to engage in talks with US President Donald Trump, as well as representatives Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The discussions are anticipated to span two days. The team, which includes members Budanov, Kyslytsia, Arakhamia, and Umerov, will be accompanied by a European delegation that is expected to join them later.\n\nZelenskyy informed reporters on Thursday that the Ukrainian negotiating party anticipates their return to Kyiv by Monday morning, at which point he will receive comprehensive details regarding the talks. He expressed confidence that the Ukrainian side is well-prepared to raise pressing issues with their American counterparts.\n\nMoreover, Zelenskyy highlighted that the Ukrainian negotiating team plans to engage separately with the Europeans to discuss matters related to financial matters, specifically the receipt of funds, which he considered highly significant. Additionally, the President emphasized the importance of addressing air defense concerns during the negotiations.",
  "summary": "The Ukrainian negotiating team will meet on Friday in the USA with representatives of US President Donald Trump, Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and the talks are expected to last two days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukrainian negotiating team visits USA for two days of talks with Trump and Kushner.",
    "European delegation joins Ukrainian team later in negotiations.",
    "Zelenskyy confident Ukraine is prepared to discuss critical issues with US."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}