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US, Ukraine Discuss Peace, But No Immediate Breakthroughs Seen In Miami Talks

By RFE/RL December 06, 2025

US and Ukrainian officials met for a third straight day of talks, with no early announcements about any potential breakthroughs, even as Russia and Ukraine conducted air strikes on the opposing side's territory as the all-out war edged near the four-year mark.

As of late afternoon local time on December 6, no official statements had been released out of the Miami meeting, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he joined his negotiating team for a "constructive" call with US representatives involved in the talks.

"I've just had a long and substantive phone call with [US representatives] Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, alongside [Ukrainian negotiators] Andriy Hnatov and Rustem Umerov," Zelenskyy wrote on X.

"I am grateful for a very focused, constructive discussion."

"We covered many aspects and went through key points that could ensure an end to the bloodshed and eliminate the threat of a new Russian full-scale invasion, as well as the risk of Russia failing to honor its promises, as has happened repeatedly in the past," he added, without indicating the precise timing of the call.

Zelenskyy said Kyiv "is committed to continuing to work honestly with the American side to bring about real peace" and that "we agreed on the next steps and formats for talks with the United States."

He cautioned, though, that "not everything can be discussed by phone" and that he was awaiting a personal briefing from his team, potentially ahead of his planned trip to London on December 8 to meet with Ukraine's main European backers.

Earlier, a US summary of the first two days of talks reported that "both parties agreed that real progress toward any agreement depends on Russia's readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace, including steps toward de-escalation and cessation of killings."

Ukrainians Briefed On Moscow Talks

Hnatov, chief of staff of Kyiv's armed forces, and Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's national security council and lead negotiator, met with the US envoys for the third day of talks after Ukraine's delegation was briefed on earlier discussions in Moscow between President Vladimir Putin and Witkoff and Kushner.

Witkoff reportedly spoke with Putin for nearly five hours on December 2 at the Kremlin, but Russian officials said that "no compromise" had been reached in the talks.

The recent flurry of diplomacy around ending the war was sparked when a US 28-point peace plan was leaked to the media in November. That original proposal appeared to heavily favor Russia, although it has since undergone several changes to take Kyiv's concerns more into account.

The most recent version of the proposal has not been shared publicly.

Following the talks in Russia, Putin said he was ready to continue meeting the Americans "as many times as needed."

In other statements this week, the Russian president took a more defiant tone, telling India Today on December 5 during a trip to New Delhi that Ukrainian troops should fully leave the Donbas area of eastern Ukraine this week or Russia would "liberate these territories by force."

Zelenskyy Due In London For Talks

Also on the diplomatic front, the leaders of Britain, France, and Germany are scheduled to meet with Zelenskyy in London on December 8 to discuss the peace process.

"Ukraine can count on our unwavering support. That is the whole point of the efforts we have undertaken as part of the Coalition of the Willing," French President Emmanuel Macron said on X ahead of the meeting, to be hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

"We will continue these efforts alongside the Americans to provide Ukraine with security guarantees, without which there can be no robust and lasting peace.," Macron wrote.

"Russia is locked into an escalatory approach and is not seeking peace," Macron wrote, adding, "We must continue to put pressure on Russia to force it to make peace."

Major points of contention remain between the two sides, including about providing security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal and territorial concessions.

Russia currently controls about one-fifth of Ukraine's territory, including large portions of the Donbas that is made up of Donetsk and Luhansk provinces.

Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's energy sector and infrastructure in recent weeks, targeting power stations and railway hubs as winter temperatures fall.

The Ukrainian military said on December 6 that Russia launched 653 drones and 51 missiles on Ukraine overnight, with Ukrainian forces downing 585 drones and 30 missiles.

Power and heat generation facilities in Chernihiv, Zaporizhzhya, Lviv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions were main targets, Ukraine's Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories said, adding that 9,500 customers were without heat and 34,000 without water supply in the southern Odesa region on the morning of December 6.

Meanwhile, unverified footage circulated on Russian Telegram channels that appeared to show a Ukrainian strike on Russia's Ryazan oil refinery.

Ukraine's military said it hit the refinery to reduce "the capabilities of the Russian armed forces," calling the facility "one of the largest oil refineries in Russia."

Ukraine's military also said it hit the Alchevsk metallurgical plant in the Russia-occupied Luhansk region. It said the facility is being used to manufacture components used in shells being launched against Ukrainian cities.

Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-peace-plan-witkoff- kushner-putin-zelenskyy-miami/33614965.html

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