Overview
- Ukrainian security chief Rustem Umerov said the talks centered on parameters to end the war and a framework for a lasting peace.
- The U.S. delegation included Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Josh Gruenbaum, and Generals Daniel Driscoll and Alex Grinkevich.
- Ukraine’s team comprised Umerov, Kyrylo Budanov, David Arakhamia, and Serhii Kyslytsia, with General Andrii Hnatov and Lieutenant General Vadym Skibitsky set to join on Saturday.
- The Kremlin said Russia’s delegation was led by military intelligence chief Igor Kostyukov alongside senior defense officials.
- Envoys cited a single unresolved issue as talks advance, while the status of occupied Donbas remains the core sticking point and President Zelensky rejects territorial concessions.