Overview
- Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is waiting for the outcome of U.S.–Ukraine discussions on a Washington-backed peace plan.
- Moscow remains in regular contact with the U.S. administration, but Peskov noted that active negotiations are currently taking place between Americans and Kyiv.
- Peskov said Russia does not yet know how the Florida talks concluded and will consider next steps once results are known.
- A December 3 meeting in Moscow between Vladimir Putin and U.S. emissaries Stephen Witkoff and Jared Kushner was described by a Kremlin aide as constructive and substantive, with multiple plan options discussed, including territory.
- Three days of U.S.–Ukraine talks in Florida ended on December 6, after which Witkoff and Kushner spoke by phone with Volodymyr Zelensky, and Axios reported the U.S. was exploring a new approach to territorial issues.