Summary
Russian President Vladimir Putin's envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, will visit Miami this weekend to discuss the U.S. peace plan for the war in Ukraine with President Trump's adviser Jared Kushner and White House envoy Steve Witkoff. A Ukrainian group led by President Zelensky's security adviser will also be there for talks, but no three-way meeting with Russian officials is planned.
Key Facts
- Kirill Dmitriev, an envoy from Russia, will meet in Miami with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to talk about a U.S. plan for peace in Ukraine.
- The U.S. officials will explain progress made in talks with Ukraine to the Russian representative and try to gain Russia's approval of the updated plan.
- A team from Ukraine, led by national security adviser Rustem Umerov, will join for discussions, but not in a joint meeting with Russian officials.
- These discussions follow recent talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials in Berlin regarding President Trump's peace plan.
- The talks have moved forward on security issues for Ukraine, but disagreements remain over Ukrainian territory, specifically in the Donbas region.
- Russian demands include Ukraine giving up control of all areas it still holds in Donbas.
- Dmitriev has been discussing the peace plan with Trump’s advisers since two months ago, and he recently met with Putin and Trump’s team in Moscow.
- Dmitriev's planned visit to Miami was initially reported by Politico.
