Negotiators from the United States, Ukraine, and Europe held six hours of talks in Miami on Friday, aiming to reach a joint proposal for ending the war in Ukraine, a source familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.
The objective is for U.S., Ukrainian, and European negotiators to reach an agreement in the coming weeks on a joint proposal to end the war in Ukraine, which will then be presented to Russia in an attempt to achieve progress before winter, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters.
The discussions took place on the same day that U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Russia had agreed to supply diesel fuel to international markets in an effort to reduce fuel prices. At the same time, his administration lifted sanctions imposed on Russian fuels, which were intended to deprive Moscow of revenue used to finance the war.
Zelensky Criticizes Trump-Russia Diesel Deal
The deal was criticized by U.S. lawmakers and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
"All this money goes to the war against people, against Ukraine, against us, against all of us. I think our team is simply being used as a smokescreen. And this is certainly not right," Zelensky said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated, after a phone call with Trump, that an immediate resumption of peace talks is unlikely, citing drone attacks launched by Ukraine on Moscow.
U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, delegations from Ukraine, as well as European and NATO representatives, attended the talks in Miami.
Security Guarantees and Ukraine's EU Accession on Negotiation Agenda
According to the Reuters source, negotiators addressed a wide range of topics, including a package of measures for Ukraine after the war, which would include security guarantees from the United States and Europe.
An economic plan for Ukraine in the post-war period and a possible path for the country's accession to the European Union were also discussed, the source said.
Regarding the sensitive issue of territories, the delegations discussed "some ideas," the source said, without providing further details.
The source also stated that the delegations discussed a security architecture between Europe and Russia, which could lay the groundwork for a period of peace in the coming years. No further details were provided.
