# Zelensky sends delegation to meet Trump envoys, hints at secret US-Russia economic talks

https://mins.news/en/item/91958

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-08 18:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-sends-delegation-to-meet-trump-envoys-as-he-hints-at-secret-us-russia-economic-talks/

> A Ukrainian delegation is due to meet Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the United States on Oct. 9 to discuss proposals for an energy and Black Sea ceasefire, Volodymyr Zelensky said. He suggested Washington and Moscow may be discussing economic deals but said he was not ready to discuss them publicly. The negotiations remain uncertain amid disputes over Russia’s territorial demands.

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