Ukraine updates: Western comms blitz before US-Russia meet DW 12/01/2025
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Ukraine updates: Western comms blitz before US-Russia meet  DW  12/01/2025
"US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov again in Florida on Monday to discuss still unresolved issues related to efforts aimed at ending Russia's invasion of Ukraine after nearly four years. Umerov is expected to join Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Dublin on Tuesday, where he will relay details of two days of meetings with US negotiators. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday confirmed that Witkoff will again travel to Moscow for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for Tuesday afternoon."
"The meeting comes just hours after Ukrainian negotiators sat down with US counterparts in Florida on Sunday Though the US and Ukraine both called the talks positive, it remains unclear if an end to Russia's invasion can be achieved and just how much the US will demand of Ukraine to make that happen Europe's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, said parties are at the beginning of, 'a pivotal week for Ukraine diplomacy'"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron and seek progress in negotiations. US envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov in Florida to address unresolved issues related to ending Russia's nearly four-year invasion. Umerov will join Zelenskyy in Dublin to report on two days of meetings with US negotiators. Witkoff is scheduled to travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. US and Ukrainian officials described discussions as positive, but major questions remain about whether negotiations can deliver an end to the war. EU officials called the week pivotal for diplomacy.
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