What's happening with the Ukraine-Russia peace talks?

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What's happening with the Ukraine-Russia peace talks?

With Britain's Sir Keir Starmer set to host the leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany in Downing Street, here's a look at where the peace deal negotiations between Ukraine and Russia stand, and who has said what about them.

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Days of peace talks between Ukraine and American negotiators continued in Miami.

While there was no visible progress, Volodymyr Zelensky declared the talks "constructive," adding that "many aspects" and "key points that can ensure an end to the bloodshed" were addressed.

He said he is now awaiting a more detailed report on the discussions from Ukrainian negotiators Rustem Umerov and Andriy Hnatov.

Elsewhere, Ukraine's ambassador to the US, Olga Stefanishyna, said that "difficult issues remain."


She told CNN that "the main challenges at this stage relate to issues of territory and guarantees, and we are actively seeking optimal formats to address them."

Russia

Before meeting with Ukrainian officials, US envoys Steve Witkoff and Trump's adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

The Kremlin said Putin accepted several US proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and was prepared to continue working to find a compromise.

"A direct exchange of views took place on Saturday for the first time," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"Some things were accepted, some things were marked as unacceptable. This is a normal working process to find a compromise."

Meanwhile, Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin's top foreign policy aide, was quoted by Russian media as saying that the US would have to "make serious, I would say, radical changes to its documents" on Ukraine.

US

Donald Trump told reporters after Witkoff and Kushner met with Putin that the Russian president seemed like he "would like to make a deal."

"However, what happens now is unclear," Trump added.

"I can't tell you what came out of that meeting, because it takes two to tango. We have something pretty good worked out [with Ukraine]," he added, without giving details.

And Keith Kellogg, the outgoing US envoy to Ukraine, has since added that only two main issues stand in the way of reaching an agreement.

Europe

France, Germany and Britain have consistently pushed for an agreement that guarantees Ukraine's security after the war.

The meeting in London on Monday will focus on Ukraine "deciding its own future", a UK minister said earlier.

In a virtual meeting of the three leaders and Zelensky, they discussed plans to provide a European peacekeeping force that could be deployed in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.

The trio also agreed with Trump's comments that "the current line of contact should be the starting point for any talks."


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