Overview
- Ukrainian negotiators in Miami held multiple sessions with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, with a joint meeting that included U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.
- Negotiator Rustem Umerov said the discussions were substantial and will continue next week, including on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky said teams are working on documents to end the war and that a Davos signing is possible if Washington gives its approval.
- Unresolved issues include the status of Russian-occupied territories and the scope and durability of Western security guarantees for Ukraine.
- The talks proceed as Russian strikes strain Ukraine’s power grid under a declared energy-sector emergency, while public messaging includes President Trump’s claim that Vladimir Putin is ready for a deal and the Kremlin’s nod to renewed European dialogue.