Ukraine: Peace talks reached ‘significant progress’

After talks between Ukrainian and US negotiators about a possible Agreement to end the Russian war of aggression said the Ukrainian chief negotiator Rustem Umerov expressed positively. “We have significant progress achieved, but some questions require further fine-tuning,” said Umerow on Monday in online networks. Meanwhile, France’s President received Emmanuel Macron his Ukrainian counterpart on Monday Wolodymyr Selenskij in Paris.

Will the fighting end soon? Conversations “productive and successful”

Umerov, who heads Ukraine’s National Security Council and was the country’s defense minister until July, opened the first part of the talks on Sunday “productive and successful” designated. In Ukrainian negotiating circles there was previously “not easy” negotiations been the talk. Wording “relating to areas” is particularly complicated.

On the US side, US President’s special envoy took part in the talks Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff as well as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner attended. The basis of the negotiations was the US plan for an end to the Ukraine war, which was presented a week and a half ago.

Beneficial for Russia

In its original version, this was widely considered extremely beneficial for Russia been assessed. He later appeared at talks in Geneva, Switzerland, with the participation of European heads of state and government revised in favor of Ukraine.

The talks on Sunday in Florida marked the start of a new week intensive diplomatic efforts.

Putin receives Witkoff

On Monday, Macron received Ukrainian President Zelensky in Paris. US special envoy Witkoff is planning a meeting with the Russian president on Tuesday Wladimir Putin in Moscow. US Secretary of Defense Dan Driscoll also plans to travel to Kiev in the coming days.

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