Zelensky Opens Third Round of Kyiv Talks With UK, France, Germany

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that after completing two rounds of negotiations with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday, Sept. 6, talks expanded to a third discussion with representatives of the UK, France, and Germany. Speaking ahead of a planned press briefing, Zelensky thanked Donald Trump’s envoys for fulfilling their pledge to visit Kyiv, expressed gratitude to European allies for standing united with Ukraine, and emphasized that any final settlement must deliver a just peace that permanently prevents renewed Russian aggression.