"The path ahead for Ukraine peace talks is unclear, Donald Trump has said, after what he called reasonably good talks between Russian president Vladimir Putin and US envoys which nonetheless failed to achieve a breakthrough After their hours-long meeting at the Kremlin on Tuesday, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, were set to meet top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov in Florida on Thursday."
"The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Putin accepted some US proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and was prepared to keep working to find a compromise, but that compromises have not yet been found. Both sides agreed not to disclose the substance of their discussion at the Kremlin, but at least one major hurdle to a settlement remains; the fate of four Ukrainian regions Russia partially occupies."
"Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out giving up territory that Russia has captured and on Wednesday said his team was preparing for meetings in the United States, adding that dialogue with Trump's representatives will continue. Only by taking Ukraine's interests into account is a dignified peace possible, he said. Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha, took a stronger line, urging Putin to stop wasting the world's time."
US envoys, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin but failed to secure a breakthrough, and they planned further talks with Ukraine's negotiator in Florida. The Kremlin said Putin accepted some US proposals and was willing to keep working toward a compromise, but acknowledged that compromises have not yet been found. Both sides agreed not to disclose discussion details. A central obstacle is the fate of four Ukrainian regions partially occupied by Russia, where the Kremlin sees territory as essential to any resolution. Ukraine's president ruled out ceding captured territory and signaled continued dialogue, while the foreign minister urged Putin to stop wasting time amid Kyiv's difficult military and political pressures.
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