WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) – US special envoy Steve Witkoff said he discussed the next steps towards an end to the Ukraine war with the foreign policy advisor to Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Günter Sautter, and other representatives of Europe. Kickoff wrote on
Another topic was how Ukraine, which has been under attack by Russia for almost four years, can develop successfully and resiliently after the end of the war. “Many more details were discussed and we will continue this important work and coordination in the new year,” Kickoff wrote.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously announced that a meeting of national security advisers from the “Coalition of the Willing” was planned for January 3 in Ukraine. A meeting at the head of state level should then follow on January 6th. Western countries that also support Ukraine militarily see themselves as a “coalition of the willing”.
The secretary of Ukraine’s National Security Council, Rustem Umjerov, wrote on With regard to the meeting on January 3rd, he added: “The participation of representatives of more than ten countries is expected, as well as NATO, the European Commission and the European Council.” The partners from the USA should be connected online.
According to information on In addition to Umjerow and Sautter, British security advisor Jonathan Powell and Emmanuel Bonne from France were also connected from Europe, Witkoff wrote.
Just before Christmas, representatives from the USA and Europe met in Florida for three days of negotiations. At this point, Witkoff had already spoken of multilateral security guarantees and US security guarantees./ngu/DP/he