Ukraine and US to discuss new peace proposals at Miami talks
Head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service Rustem Umerov (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Delegations from Ukraine and the US will meet in Miami tomorrow to discuss a peaceful resolution to the war. The two sides will discuss new ideas and proposals for achieving peace, Axios journalist Barak Ravid reports.
"Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet with Ukrainian representatives in Miami tomorrow to discuss 'new ideas and proposals that American negotiators began developing with the Russians and Ukrainians during their recent visit to the region,'" a US source told the journalist.
In addition, representatives from the National Security Council and the US Treasury Department will attend the meeting on the American side.
The Ukrainian delegation will include Davyd Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction, Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, and Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office.
Washington has also invited national security advisers from the UK, France, and Germany, as well as representatives from NATO and the EU.
The US source added that the parties will discuss proposals for security guarantees for Ukraine, a post-war prosperity plan, and other aspects of the war.
"They are all nervous about the winter. It will be a tough winter if the war does not stop. So, the US is trying to mediate with the sides with the goal of creating a unified proposal", the US source said.
What else is known
Yesterday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian delegation would hold talks with US representatives on October 9 and 10 in the United States. According to him, the Ukrainian side will call for increased pressure on Russia.
The Ukrainian delegation will also hold meetings in the US to discuss stepping up diplomatic efforts and the possibility of preparing trilateral negotiations with Russia.
