Talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators over a proposed peace deal with Russia ended in Miami this weekend, with few new developments and lingering questions over security guarantees and territorial points, in line with Ukrainian officers.
The marathon assembly started Thursday between US particular envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Ukrainian officers Rustem Umerov and Andriy Hnatov.
After three days of talks, “difficult issues remain,” Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Olga Stefanishyna stated Saturday, “but both sides continue working to shape realistic and acceptable solutions.”
“The main challenges at this stage concern questions of territory and guarantees, and we are actively seeking optimal formats for addressing them,” Stefanishyna stated. “More details will be provided once all information is compiled.”
Territory and security guarantees are long-standing sticking factors for any doable deal. Ukraine maintains {that a} simply end to the warfare would come with dependable security guarantees and wouldn’t power it to give up extra territory to Russia.
As the conferences kicked off earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed reporters in India that his nation intends to grab Ukraine’s japanese Donbas area by any means.
The Miami talks had been preceded by a go to to Moscow by Kushner and Witkoff. Trump stated Wednesday the US delegation had a “very good meeting” with Putin, and that they believed the Russian president “would like to see the war ended” — although the talks didn’t yield a breakthrough.
In a social media submit on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he had a “long” and “constructive” cellphone dialog with Witkoff and Kushner, in addition to his Ukrainian delegation in Miami.
“We covered many aspects and went through key points that could ensure an end to the bloodshed and eliminate the threat of a new Russian full-scale invasion,” Zelensky stated. “We agreed on the next steps and formats for talks with the United States.”
Also mentioned on the decision was “the risk of Russia failing to honor its promises, as has happened repeatedly in the past,” he stated.
Zelensky stated that Hnatov and Umerov are anticipated to ship him a “detailed in person report” on the negotiations.
“Not everything can be discussed over the phone,” Zelensky stated. “So we need to work closely with our teams on ideas and proposals.”
Peace and its situations may also be the topic of a gathering on Monday between Zelensky and French, British and German leaders in London. The dialogue will cowl “the situation and the ongoing negotiations within the framework of the American mediation,” French President Emmanuel Macron stated Saturday.