Trump envoys to meet Ukraine officials in Miami peace talks

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 04:24 · Archive

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss new proposals to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will meet Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss new proposals to end Russia's war in Ukraine, according to two US sources. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the talks will last two days and include his chief of staff Kyrylo Budanov and top officials Rustem Umerov, Sergiy Kyslytsya and David Arakhamia.

The meeting comes amid intensified Russian attacks on Ukraine. On Thursday, a Russian strike on buses in the frontline city of Kramatorsk killed 30 people, whilst another strike on an apartment block in the northern Chernihiv region killed 22 Ukrainians, including five children. DW News reports that more than 70 people have been killed in Russian strikes over the past two days.

US sources said the envoys will present ideas developed during recent visits to Moscow and Kyiv by Witkoff and Kushner last month. One source told AFP that officials were nervous about the approaching winter, saying 'it will be a tough winter if the war does not stop'. Zelensky separately urged the United States to expand Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service to help target Russian ballistic-missile launchers.

How it is being reported

• Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky slams US and says Kyiv needs Starlink after Putin’s ‘horrifying’ bus attackUS envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are meeting Ukrainian representatives in Miami on FridayIndependent World · 9 Oct, 04:37
• Ukraine, Europe, US to meet in Miami for talks on ending warOfficials from Ukraine, Europe and the US are meeting in Miami to discuss ways to break the deadlock in the war. The meeting comes as Russian strikes on Ukraine killed more than 70 people this week.DW News · 9 Oct, 04:07
• Trump envoys, European officials to discuss ‘new ideas’ for Ukraine peace in MiamiUS President Donald Trump’s envoys will meet Ukrainian negotiators and European officials in Miami on Friday to discuss new proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, two US sources told AFP. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will present ideas developed during recent talks with both sides, one source said Thursday.France 24 · 8 Oct, 22:19

In this story: Donald Trump · Steve Witkoff · Jared Kushner · Volodymyr Zelensky · Kyrylo Budanov · Ukraine · Russia · Miami

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