Ukrainian officials discuss peace options in Riyadh, will head to Switzerland, New York


FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Presidential Office Head Andriy Yermak speaks during a press briefing at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 4, 2025. REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden/ File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) -The Ukrainian president's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said on Wednesday he was in Riyadh along with security council chief Rustem Umerov ahead of talks later in the week with U.S. administration officials in New York.

Yermak, writing on the Telegram messaging app, said the talks in Riyadh focused on paths to peace in Ukraine, and Saudi Arabia's participation in this process. Yermak said they met the Saudi defence minister and national security adviser.

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