Serhii Kyslytsia

Putin convinced Ukraine will fall this winter and won’t negotiate, Kyslytsya says

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no intention of sitting down for peace talks now, and his willingness to negotiate will decline further as winter draws closer because he expects Ukraine will not survive the season, deputy head of the President’s Office Sergiy Kyslytsya said on Aug. 20.

20 August, 07:54 PM

Kyslytsya calls Zelenskyy-Trump meeting in Ankara 'possibly the best'

Sergiy Kyslytsya, first deputy head of Ukraine's Office of the President, gave a positive assessment of talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump in Ankara on July 8, citing progress on Patriot air defense systems and describing the meeting as an important signal to Moscow.

9 July, 11:25 AM

Budapest Memorandum was mistranslated into Ukrainian, Kyslytsya said

The English-language text of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum does not mention “security guarantees,” Serhii Kyslytsya, Presidential Office deputy head and former Ambassador to the UN, told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Feb. 27.

27 February, 09:19 PM

Budanov, Kyslytsya remain in Paris for continued talks

Negotiations on security guarantees for Ukraine will continue in Paris on Jan. 7, with a smaller Ukrainian delegation and select European officials, RBC-Ukraine reported on Jab. 6, citing a source familiar with the talks.

7 January, 12:26 AM

Zelenskyy appoints Kyslytsia as first deputy head of Presidential Office

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Serhii Kyslytsia as first deputy head of the Presidential Office. The corresponding presidential decree was published on Jan. 5 on the Presidential Office’s website.

5 January, 01:29 PM

Zelenskyy may name Kyslytsia foreign minister as Sybiha heads to Poland

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s current foreign minister, may be appointed ambassador to Poland and sent to Warsaw, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Dec. 16, citing its sources.

16 December 2025, 11:42 AM

Still no decision on Yermak’s replacement

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is still considering candidates to serve as his new chief-of-staff, Zelenskyy told reporters on Dec. 8.

9 December 2025, 02:54 AM

Zelenskyy, Kyslytsya discuss Ukraine’s next moves in peace talks with U.S.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsya discussed Ukraine’s key diplomatic priorities, including the current strategy for negotiations with the United States, Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram on Dec. 5.

5 December 2025, 03:32 PM

Ukraine sends Umerov to Florida for talks with Trump allies after Yermak resignation

A Ukrainian delegation has traveled to the United States for talks with Steve Witkoff — the Trump-aligned real estate developer reported to be acting as a special envoy — and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Bloomberg reported on Nov. 28.

29 November 2025, 10:19 AM

Ukraine, U.S. negotiated away several pain points in Trump’s ‘peace plan’

The Geneva negotiations to amend the most egregiously pro-Russian provisions of the U.S.-backed peace plan were tense but productive, Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia told the Financial Times on Nov. 24.

24 November 2025, 09:40 PM

Ukraine invites U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to visit amid Russia controversy

Ukraine has invited senior U.S. officials to visit the country, including White House special envoy Steve Witkoff, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said during a press conference.

27 October 2025, 02:45 PM

Russia’s three Shahed drone models used against Ukraine still rely on Western parts

Russia is deploying at least three different models of Shahed/Geran drones in its daily attacks on Ukraine, each featuring distinct mixes of foreign-made components, Ukrainian officials said on Oct. 8.

9 October 2025, 02:28 AM

Ukraines' top diplomat: Russia more dependent on China now than on Golden Horde

Russia is now more dependent on China than it ever was on the Golden Horde or the Crimean Khanate, First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsia said in an interview with Ukrinform on Sept. 25.

26 September 2025, 10:05 AM

Yermak meets with Witkoff in New York

Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s presidential office, met with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss ways to pressure Moscow into accepting an equitable ceasefire, Yermak said on Aug. 29.

29 August 2025, 08:52 PM

‘In line with law and public opinion’: Ukraine says Zelenskyy ready to discuss territory with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is willing to discuss territorial issues with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during a bilateral meeting, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Serhii Kyslytsia said in an interview with NBC News on Aug. 22.

23 August 2025, 12:27 PM

Ukraine says only direct Zelenskyy-Putin meeting can end war

A breakthrough in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine will only be possible through a direct meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya said in an interview with Suspilne on June 19.

20 June 2025, 05:57 PM

Russian negotiator mocked Ukraine's calls to return stolen children

During the second round of talks in Istanbul on June 2, Russian lead negotiator Vladimir Medinsky cynically claimed that Russia was holding only “a few dozen, maybe a hundred” Ukrainian children, according to Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsia.

5 June 2025, 02:39 PM

Kyiv urges UN to back ‘peace through strength’ to counter Russian ambitions

Ukraine seeks an end to Russia's full-scale military aggression and a just peace, but will not accept the “peace at any price,” the country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya told Security Council members on Jan. 16.

17 January 2025, 09:02 AM

UN Security Council to meet today over Russia’s latest strikes on Ukraine

On Nov. 27, the UN Security Council will convene to discuss the latest attacks by Russia on Ukraine.

27 November 2024, 02:46 PM

North Korea-Russia military alliance poses global security threat, says Ukraine’s UN envoy

Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Serhiy Kyslytsya called the participation of North Korean soldiers in Russia's war against Ukraine the most dangerous development in recent times in terms of global consequences, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Oct. 31.

31 October 2024, 01:19 PM

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