Zelenskyy: US-Ukraine talks made stride towards trilateral talks

GENEVA, Feb 26 (KUNA) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that there is "already greater readiness for the next trilateral format" which is expected to take place in early March.
In a post on his (X) account following the US-Ukraine talks on Thursday, Zelenskyy underscored the importance of finalizing the understandings reached so far. "We need to finalize everything achieved so far for real security guarantees and prepare a meeting at the leaders' level. "This is the format that can resolve many issues" he said noting that in the case of Russia "such a personalist regime this is relevant even more than in other countries," he said.
For his side the Ukraine's Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov who led the Ukrainian delegation announced the conclusion of a new round of negotiations held in Geneva.
Umerov stated that the talks were conducted through separate meetings with the American side as well as a trilateral meeting involving the United States and Switzerland. Umerov said that "the next round is being prepared. We are working on finalizing the security parameters economic decisions and agreed positions that should form the basis for further arrangements." He noted that particular attention was given to the economic track and long-term support mechanisms for Ukraine including a detailed review of the country's recovery document in cooperation with government economic officials and US partners. "It was agreed that our teams will continue working on further detailing the document in particular regarding future reconstruction and the investment plan" he said. (pickup previous) imk.gb