"The Kremlin's senior negotiator in talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Kirill Dmitriev, said he was on his way to Florida for fresh meetings with US counterparts on December 20 - hours after a Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa region killed eight people and injured 27. The talks and attack follow another week of intense diplomatic and military activity as Russia's full-scale invasion approaches the end of its fourth year."
"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated on December 19 that he may join the talks in Florida, adding that Washington would force neither side into a deal. "We can't force Ukraine to make a deal. We can't force Russia to make a deal. They have to want to make a deal," he said. Details of the plans being hammered out remain sketchy, but the broad outlines envisage Ukraine making territorial concessions in return for security guarantees."
Kirill Dmitriev, the Kremlin's senior negotiator, traveled to Florida for talks with US counterparts on December 20 hours after a Russian strike on Odesa killed eight and injured 27. The diplomatic engagements coincided with intense activity as Russia's invasion nears its fourth year. US envoys met European and Ukrainian officials and the EU approved a $106 billion loan to Kyiv. Vladimir Putin held a 4 1/2-hour news conference reiterating demands and claiming battlefield advances. Marco Rubio said the US cannot force either side into a deal. Proposed outlines foresee Ukrainian territorial concessions for security guarantees. Odesa has faced near-daily attacks, widespread power outages, and disrupted water supplies.
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