Rustem Umerov, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, arrived in the United States for diplomatic talks. This visit follows a briefing with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and precedes scheduled meetings with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami.
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Rustem Umerov arrived in the United States, announced by Dmytro Lytvyn.
Umerov briefed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy upon arrival.
Umerov is expected to meet with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami, Florida.
Rustem Umerov is traveling to the US for talks with negotiators representing US President Donald Trump.
Unofficial reports suggest Rustem Umerov will travel to Miami to meet with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
Rustem Umerov met with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Miami on May 7.
Rustem Umerov is expected to travel to Miami this week to meet Steve Witkoff, as reported by Bloomberg.
This marks the first known high-level direct contact between Kyiv and Washington since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
Bloomberg sources report that Ukrainian peace negotiator Rustem Umerov will meet with US envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami.
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