Overview
- A U.S. State Department readout said Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held their sixth meeting in two weeks with Rustem Umerov and Gen. Andriy Hnatov, agreeing on a framework of security arrangements and discussing deterrence capabilities.
- Both sides stated that any real progress requires Russia to show a serious commitment to long-term peace, including steps toward de-escalation and cessation of killings.
- Officials reviewed a “prosperity agenda” covering Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and potential U.S.–Ukraine economic initiatives, and they plan to reconvene on Saturday in Miami.
- The Florida sessions followed a Kremlin meeting where top aide Yuri Ushakov called talks with the U.S. envoys constructive but confirmed no concrete agreement, as disputes over territory and guarantees persist.
- European tensions over the U.S. approach flared after a leaked call report, but President Emmanuel Macron publicly urged U.S.–European unity, while the peace framework has been revised from an initial 28 points to roughly 19–20.