US EditionUS offers new talks format including Russia and Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
The US proposed a peace talks format involving Ukraine, Russia, America, and possibly Europe to broaden negotiations after nearly four years of conflict, with Ukraine awaiting positive bilateral results.
- On Dec 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Washington proposed the first face-to-face Ukraine–Russia talks in half a year as diplomats converged on Miami, Florida.
- Bilateral talks with US negotiators resumed yesterday, and Ukraine will decide on any new format after assessing results; Ukraine and Russia have not negotiated face-to-face since July while US-backed shuttle diplomacy intensified in recent weeks.
- Mr Zelensky said the US proposed holding a separate meeting with representatives of Russia and suggested a joint session including Ukraine, America, Russia, and probably European envoys.
- US negotiators were set to meet Russian officials in Florida while Kirill Dmitriev, Russian envoy, headed to Miami, and Marco Rubio on Dec 19 pledged not to force Kyiv into any deal.
- Attacks on export infrastructure hit Allseeds Black Sea terminal early Saturday, killing one and wounding two, while Odesa region strikes raised the death toll to eight with almost three dozen wounded.
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As Russian emissaries traveled to Miami to participate in the peace talks, the Ukrainian President called on the United States to weigh in the discussions.
In the negotiations in Miami to end the Ukraine war, the U.S. has proposed a new format of talks, according to Ukrainian sources. Accordingly, Washington wants to bring representatives from Kiev and Moscow to a table.
The CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, arrived in Miami today for talks on a peace proposal for Ukraine.
US has mooted direct Ukraine-Russia talks in Miami for ending war, says Zelensky
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev confirmed he was travelling to Miami, while Ukrainian and European delegations were also in the city. The talks are being mediated by US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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