"Driving the news: The meeting with Putin's envoy took place after Witkoff and Kushner held two days of negotiations with senior Ukrainian and European officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of the U.K., France and Germany. Those talks focused on two main sticking points: security guarantees for Ukraine and possible territorial concessions by Ukraine in the eastern Donbas region."
"Zelensky said Thursday that the U.S.-Ukraine security guarantees agreement is "essentially ready for finalization at the highest level," with Trump. "Complex issues from the basic framework for ending the war were addressed, and the Ukrainian side presented possible options for finalizing this document," Zelensky said, regarding the negotiations on territory. What to watch: Zelensky said Ukraine was informed that the U.S. will engage with Russia regarding the current proposal."
Dmitriev was reportedly spotted near the U.S. embassy in Paris; the White House and Dmitriev's spokesperson declined to comment. Witkoff and Kushner held two days of talks with senior Ukrainian and European officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky and leaders from the U.K., France and Germany. Negotiations focused on security guarantees for Ukraine and potential territorial concessions in the eastern Donbas. Zelensky said the U.S.-Ukraine security guarantees agreement is essentially ready for finalization with Trump and that complex framework issues were addressed. Ukraine was informed the U.S. will engage Russia on the proposal. Zelensky urged continued pressure on Russia and may meet Trump soon to finalize the deal.
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