Zelensky meets Kellogg in Kyiv to discuss weapons, sanctions, security guarantees

Zelensky reported the meeting on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“The U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg, is in Kyiv today. I am grateful for a constructive meeting. We discussed various vectors of cooperation – how to achieve real peace and guarantee Ukraine’s security. These include projects within the PURL initiative for financing production and procurement of Patriot systems, strong bilateral agreements on co-production of drones and weapons that we have proposed to America. We count on a positive response from the United States,” said the President.

According to Zelensky, they “had a substantive discussion on stepping up pressure on the Russians and what we can do together with partners in tariff and sanctions policy to enable a meeting at the leaders’ level at the earliest and bring this war to an end. A trilateral leaders’ format is undoubtedly the most effective.”

“We also discussed the return of abducted Ukrainian children, international cooperation on this track, and the conditions in which our children are being held,” The President added.

Zelensky also expressed condolences to the American people over the tragic killing of Charlie Kirk and thanked President Trump for his condolences and response to the murder of Ukrainian citizen Iryna Zarutska in North Carolina.

“It is important that justice prevail every time violence seeks to take hold,” the President emphasized.

He further informed that “we are also preparing for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. We discussed planned events, coordination between Ukraine and the U.S., and work within the Coalition of the Willing. We are working on potential meetings and various formats.”

As previously reported by Ukrinform, U.S. Special President’s Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg is visiting Kyiv on an official working trip.

Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine