Rustem Umerov, who heads the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, is leading the delegation.
“The task is clear: to quickly and concretely work out the steps necessary to end the war,” Zelenskyy writes.
The new talks are a continuation of the recent negotiations in Geneva where a draft peace proposal was developed.
“Ukraine continues to work with the United States in the most constructive manner, and we expect that the results of the meetings in Geneva will now be hammered out in the United States,” Zelenskyy writes.
The 19-point draft was hammered out last weekend by Ukraine and the US. Not all of its content is known, but the proposal has been described by the Ukrainian side as “updated and refined” compared to an earlier plan that the US and Russia developed unilaterally.
The previous plan had 28 points and was called by critics a Russian wish list. Most notably, Ukraine would effectively give up occupied territories and little else, as well as agree to limit its military capabilities and renounce future military alliances.
The latest draft does not mention the Russian-occupied territories. Nor is there any wording on how much defense Ukraine should be allowed to have.
Among other things, Finnish President Alexander Stubb has emphasized this week that "major issues that must be resolved" remain.
