Negotiations in Miami. Main

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In Miami, Florida, USA, two-day negotiations took place between the US and Ukrainian delegations. The parties described them as “productive and constructive,” but there is still no talk of any breakthrough in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Ukraine's European allies also took part in the meetings.

At the same time, separate negotiations were taking place in Miami between the United States and the Russian representative and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev. According to Steve Witkoff, he met with Dmitriev and other US officials in south Florida, including Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

What the US and Ukraine agreed on

As follows from the joint statement of the United States and Ukraine, the negotiations focused on agreeing on positions on a 20-point settlement plan, a multilateral system of security guarantees, a separate framework of US security guarantees for Ukraine, as well as a plan for economic recovery and long-term development of the country. The discussion covered the military, political and economic parameters of a possible agreement.

The parties emphasized that their common priority remains the cessation of hostilities, ensuring guaranteed security and creating conditions for the restoration of Ukraine. However, no specific compromises or agreed upon solutions were announced following the negotiations.

What the parties claim

Following the talks in Miami, representatives of the United States and Ukraine again characterized contacts as “productive and constructive,” while acknowledging the lack of significant progress on ending the war. The joint statement by Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and chief Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov came after three days of meetings with European allies.

What Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev talked about

Witkoff said separate US negotiations with Russian representative Kirill Dmitriev in Florida were of a similar nature. According to him, the Russian side assured the American negotiators of its commitment to achieving peace in Ukraine. Other American officials, including Jared Kushner, also took part in these meetings.

The Kremlin gives a different assessment of what is happening. Assistant to the Russian President for Foreign Policy Yuri Ushakov said that Dmitriev should convey to Vladimir Putin the “signals” received by the American side from Ukraine and European allies, after which Russia’s further position, including for contacts with the United States, will be formulated in Moscow. Ushakov also said that the idea of ​​trilateral negotiations with the participation of the United States, Russia and Ukraine is not being seriously discussed and has no practical development.

He stressed that the changes that Ukraine and European countries are trying to make to the American proposals do not improve the prospects for a peaceful settlement. Ushakov did not specify what changes he meant. According to Moscow, European leaders are putting forward conditions that are obviously unacceptable for Russia, thereby disrupting the negotiation process.

The parties' statements came amid ongoing disagreements on key issues, including Russia's demand to maintain control over the occupied territories - Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of Ukraine, as well as Crimea. At the same time, according to American intelligence, Vladimir Putin still strives for the complete subjugation of Ukraine and the restoration of control over the territories that were part of the former USSR. These assessments came after Putin’s interview with the BBC, in which he said that after Ukraine there will be no new wars if Russia is treated with respect and its interests are taken into account.

These meetings were the next stage of an active diplomatic phase in recent weeks, which began after the leak of 28 points of the US peace plan. The document caused sharp criticism in Ukraine and the countries of the European Union, as it was perceived as overly favorable to Russia. A week earlier, negotiations continued in Berlin and actually turned into a “tug of war”: the United States insisted on strict parameters of the agreement, including territorial concessions, which caused discontent among European delegations. Against this background, Kyiv signaled its readiness to abandon the prospect of joining NATO in exchange for security guarantees, began developing a law on wartime elections, and Washington supported the scenario of Ukraine joining the European Union in 2027.