This week, Rustem Umerov was in the key capitals of the Gulf region and has already reported on the results today. For now, by phone. Tomorrow, there will be a more substantive report online. There is an understanding of what new security agreements can be reached with countries in the region. There are concrete areas in which they can support us, Ukraine, support our defense – above all, air defense – and there are areas in which we can support them, and are already doing so. Ukrainian expert groups for protection against “shaheds” are already in the relevant countries, and there are daily reports on the progress of their missions.
It is also important that we have received signals from the U.S. side indicating readiness to continue working within the existing negotiation formats to bring an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. There has been a pause in the talks, and it is time to resume them. We are doing everything to ensure that the negotiations are genuinely substantive. The Ukrainian team – the political members of the negotiating group – is already on the way, and we expect a meeting this Saturday in the United States.
Today, we spoke in detail about the negotiations with Umerov, Kyrylo Budanov, and Davyd Arakhamiia. Sergiy Kyslytsya will also take part in the meetings. Our priority is to do everything possible to create the conditions for a dignified peace. I thank everyone who is helping with this.