Umerov, Kislytsya, skibitsky and eleven more: it became known who goes for negotiations in Istanbul

Secretary of the NSDC Rustem Umerov. Photo from President Vladimir Zelensky’s Facebook page

President Volodymyr Zelensky approved the composition of the Ukrainian delegation to participate in the negotiation process in Istanbul on July 23 with international partners and representatives of the Russian Federation to achieve a just and sustainable peace.

Source: Decree No. 539/2025

Details: The head of the delegation was appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Rustem Umerov. The delegation includes representatives of the OP, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Armed Forces, the SBU, intelligence, the Verkhovna Rada and other structures.

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According to the document, the head of the delegation is allowed to change its composition and involve experts and employees of state bodies in agreement with the President. The delegation directives are approved separately (secretly).

Delegation composition:

• Rustem Umerov – Secretary of the NSDC, Head of the Delegation;
• Alexander Bevz – adviser to the head of the OP;
• Alexander Dyakov – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Navy of the Armed Forces;
• Sergey Kyslytsya – First Deputy Foreign Minister;
• Yuri Kovbas – representative of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights in the Security and Defense Sector (with consent);
• Georgy Kuzmichov – officer of the protocol of the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces;
• Oleg Lugovsky – the first deputy chairman of the CZR;
• Yevgeny Ostryansky – Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces;
• Alexander the deposit – Deputy Chairman of the SBU;
• Vadim Skibitsky – Deputy Chief of GUR MOU;
• Andriy Fomin – Head of the Department of International Law of the General Staff of the Armed Forces;
• Alexei Shevchenko – Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces;
• Alexander Sherikhov – senior officer of the operational management of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces;
• Yevgeny Shinkaryov – Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Command.

Prehistory:

• Ukraine suggested that Russia hold a new round of negotiations this week.
• Independent Turkce reported on Monday, citing sources that Russian and Ukrainian delegations may meet this week in Istanbul – on July 23 or 24.
• The Kremlin stated that the Russian Federation “confirms its interest in holding the third round of negotiations on Ukraine”, but noted that “there should be an exchange of views on Memoranda of Moscow and Kiev, which are still diametrically opposite.
• On July 22, Zelensky reported that the Ukrainian delegation for negotiations with the Russian side in Turkey would head the Secretary of the NSDC Rustem Umerov.