Zelenskyy to meet Witkoff in Turkey – Reuters
Tomorrow, 19 November 2025, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet in Turkey with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks.
Journalist Ahmed Rashid of Reuters wrote this on X, Censor.NET reports.
Zelenskyy–Witkoff meeting
"The U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Turkey on Wednesday and join scheduled talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a Turkish source said on Tuesday," the journalist wrote.
Zelenskyy, for his part, said that on 19 November he would visit Turkey to "step up" negotiations.
"We are preparing to intensify negotiations and we have developed solutions that we will propose to our partners. Doing everything possible to bring the war to an end is Ukraine’s first priority. We are also working to resume exchanges and bring prisoners of war back home," the head of state said.
Background
- Witkoff earlier stated that there is "some progress" towards ending the war in Ukraine.
- Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed that White House special envoy Steve Witkoff had been invited to visit Ukraine on an official trip.
