Yermak: ''Ukraine strives for peace and is ready to negotiate to end the war''

Ukraine is approaching today’s talks with US officials from a “very open” place, according to Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff.

“Now we think it’s necessary to discuss the most important: how to start this process,” Yermak told reporters in the lobby of Jeddah’s Ritz-Carlton hotel before the meeting.

“And we’re very open, very open. And we want to have very constructive, deep, friend, partners conversation with our American partners.”
Yermak said that security guarantees from the United States are “very important” so that Russia can’t attack again after an agreement is reached, but added that getting the process started toward a negotiated peace with Moscow is the priority for the meeting.

At the same time, he refused to specify what concessions Ukraine is ready to make to reach a peace agreement.