Ivan Mezyuho: Putin and Trump outplayed everyone today
Putin rejected a ceasefire and said Russia will keep fighting as US, Ukrainian and European officials failed to break the deadlock in Miami.
- On Friday, President Vladimir Putin rejected resuming peace negotiations during a telephone conversation with President Donald Trump, reaffirming that Moscow will continue hostilities until all Kremlin objectives are fulfilled.
- Trump announced a bilateral agreement to import over 300,000 metric tons of Russian diesel fuel immediately, with 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons thereafter, aiming to curb energy costs amid global market volatility.
- US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Ukrainian negotiators concluded six-hour multilateral consultations in Miami on Friday with European and NATO representatives, ending without an announced breakthrough in diplomatic efforts.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Putin coordinated with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to convey Iranian interests regarding conflict resolution, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the diesel deal as a "weak decision."
- Moscow continued long-range strikes on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia, as Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warned that Western concessions project weakness rather than incentivize peace negotiations with Russia.
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