US, Ukrainians, Europeans to Discuss 'New Ideas' to End War
The talks will focus on security guarantees and a postwar prosperity plan as U.S. officials seek a unified proposal to end the war, sources said.
- On Friday, October 9, a Ukrainian delegation led by Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Rustem Umerov and Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov will meet U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to discuss energy and Black Sea ceasefire proposals.
- This meeting follows diplomatic efforts launched in early September, when Witkoff and Kushner traveled to Moscow and Kyiv to develop new proposals for resolving the war ahead of U.S. midterm elections.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted on Thursday that the war remains at a 'stalemate,' as Russia insists on full control over Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, a demand Kyiv has categorically rejected.
- Discussing the possibility of an energy and grain ceasefire, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters Thursday he is 'not ready to say yet' what is realistic, citing concerns about Russia acting 'out of spite.'
- European partners are expected to join the talks, expressing 'frustrations' regarding energy costs and warning it will be 'a tough winter if the war does not stop' without diplomatic progress.
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Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski said Thursday that his negotiators will have talks with Donald Trump's envoys in the United States on Friday and Saturday.
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Ukrainian negotiators will meet Friday and Saturday in Miami with Donald Trump's envoys in the presence of EU and NATO representatives. The post France, Britain, Germany, EU and NATO invited to Ukraine talks in the US appeared first on in.gr.
On October 8, 2026, Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kouchner will hold talks in Miami tomorrow, October 9, with the delegations of Ukraine, the EU and NATO, and Axios correspondent Barak Ravid reported.
A delegation from Ukraine is expected tomorrow for talks in the US.
Kushner, Witkoff to pitch "new ideas" to end Russia-Ukraine war
Presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to present "new ideas and proposals" to break the stalemate in the Russia-Ukraine war, U.S. and Ukrainian officials say.Why it matters: The Trump administration is hoping to reach a diplomatic breakthrough ahead of the midterm elections and before brutal winter weather grips Ukraine. One of the ideas is a partial cea…
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