"Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner have been meeting top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov and Andrii Hnatov, the chief of staff of Kyiv's armed forces. Both parties agreed that real progress toward any agreement depends on Russia's readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace, including steps toward de-escalation and cessation of killings, said a summary of the talks."
"The talks in Florida come after Witkoff and Kushner met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss a US plan to end the conflict but the Russian president rejected parts of the proposal and threatened that Russia was ready for war if Europe started it. Emmanuel Macron has said there is no mistrust between Europe and the US, a day after a report claimed the French president had warned privately there was a risk Washington could betray Ukraine, reports Oliver Holmes."
US and Ukrainian officials held multi-day talks in Miami, with participants including Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Rustem Umerov and Andrii Hnatov. Both sides agreed that meaningful progress requires Russia to demonstrate serious commitment to long-term peace, including concrete de-escalation and an end to killings. The US and Ukraine aligned on a framework for security arrangements and discussed deterrence capabilities to sustain a lasting peace. The meetings followed a Kremlin discussion where Vladimir Putin rejected parts of a US plan and warned of readiness for war if Europe started it. European leaders debated using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, stressing urgency.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]