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Talks with the US without clear progress, Zelensky eyes Europe

2025-12-07 19:05:04Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Talks with the US without clear progress, Zelensky eyes Europe

Three days of negotiations between Ukrainian and American officials in Miami have ended in a positive atmosphere but have not resulted in any tangible achievements, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to meet with European leaders on December 8 to discuss peace.

Hours after Zelensky said he had a "very constructive" phone call with the US negotiating team - led by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump - Russia continued its air strikes overnight on vital Ukrainian infrastructure, despite worsening weather conditions.

The mayor of the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, a major industrial hub, said the area had faced a "massive" attack that had caused power and water problems.

No deaths have been reported so far. Meanwhile, Russian airstrikes have also hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, wounding seven people.

The overnight attacks have continued despite intensified efforts to negotiate an end to the war. Russia said it shot down 77 Ukrainian drones in various regions overnight.

After the talks in Florida, Zelensky said on Telegram that "Ukraine is committed to continuing sincere work with the American side to achieve real peace," adding that the parties had agreed on the next steps and the format of the talks, without providing further details.

Zelensky will meet European allies on Monday in London to discuss the peace process along with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

"Ukraine can count on our unwavering support. This is the whole essence of the efforts we have undertaken within the framework of the Coalition of the Willing," Macron said on December 6.

The French president said the group would assess the peace negotiations. Europe has been reluctant to accept early versions of an American peace plan, and has struggled to win Washington's support for its own proposals.

Macron, Merz, Starmer and Zelensky participated in a virtual meeting about two weeks ago, in which they discussed plans to deploy a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.

This wave of diplomatic engagement follows the leak in November of a 28-point US plan for how to end the war. The original proposal was seen in Kiev as highly favorable to Russia, although it has since been updated several times to include Ukraine's concerns.

The latest updated version has not been shared with the public. The White House has been pushing Kiev and Moscow to agree on a plan to end the war, but little progress has been made in this regard, although both sides are in separate discussions with the Americans.

"We will continue these efforts alongside the Americans, to offer Ukraine the security guarantees without which there can be no lasting peace," Macron said in a December 6 post on X - formerly Twitter.

"Russia is locked into an escalating approach and is not seeking peace," he said, adding that "we must continue to pressure Russia to force it to achieve peace."

In a summary released by the American side after the second day of negotiations, on December 5, it was stated that both the American and Ukrainian sides are aware that real progress towards any agreement depends on Russia's willingness to show commitment to long-term peace.

Many aspects remain unclear, including security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement, or whether there will be territorial concessions.

Russia currently controls about a fifth of Ukrainian territory, including regions in the Donbas, which consists of the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces. The talks in Miami followed a visit by Kushner and Witkoff to Moscow.

US President Donald Trump said on December 3 that the US delegation had a "very good meeting" with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that it appears that "the Russian leader wants to end the war," despite the talks not having resulted in any agreement.

After talks in Russia, Putin said he was ready to continue meeting with the Americans “as often as necessary.” The war in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the war a “special military operation” to demilitarize Ukraine.

The West has responded to Russia by hitting the country's economy with harsh sanctions. The war has killed thousands and displaced millions from their homes./ REL


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