Ukraine is dispatching a high-level delegation to the United States on Saturday for further discussions on the Trump administration’s revised peace plan, ahead of White House envoy Steve Witkoff’s expected visit to Moscow early next week.

Ukraine’s presidential office confirmed that the delegation is already en route.

Following the sudden resignation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff on Friday amid a corruption scandal, the delegation will now be led by Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council.
Also included in the group are Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, alongside senior officials from the military, security services, and the foreign ministry.

The latest round of dialogue comes roughly a week after U.S. and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva, where negotiators revised the proposed peace framework to address Ukraine’s concerns.

In a social media post on Saturday, Zelenskyy said he expects Umerov to brief him on the results of the Washington talks by Sunday.
The goal, he said, is to “hammer out” the remaining issues from the Geneva discussions and “swiftly and substantively work out the steps needed to end the war.”

“Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine and head of the Ukrainian delegation Rustem Umerov, together with the team, is already on the way to the United States,” Zelenskyy said. “The task is clear: to swiftly and substantively work out the steps needed to end the war. Ukraine continues to work with the United States in the most constructive way possible.”

He added that Kyiv is striving for a “dignified peace” and expects actionable progress when the delegation reports back on Sunday.

The diplomatic push comes as Kyiv endured another major overnight attack. Ukraine’s foreign minister said the strikes underscore President Vladimir Putin’s determination to prolong the conflict despite ongoing negotiations.

“While everyone is discussing points of peace plans, Russia continues to pursue its ‘war plan’ of two points: to kill and destroy,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X.

“Putin wants to prolong the war at any cost — a war he cannot win and refuses to end. But the international community has the means to make that cost unbearable,” he said. He urged additional defense support for Ukraine, tougher sanctions on Russia, and a rapid decision allowing the full use of frozen Russian assets.