"A Ukrainian official said the U.S. offer had worsened, from Kyiv's perspective, after Trump's advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held a five-hour meeting with Putin last week in the Kremlin."
""It felt like the U.S. was trying to sell us in different ways the Russian desire to take the whole of Donbas and that the Americans wanted Zelensky to accept all of it in the phone call," the Ukrainian official said."
"Trump claimed Sunday that Zelensky's negotiators "love" the U.S. plan, and that he was "a little bit disappointed" to hear Zelensky hadn't read it. Trump also contended that Russia was "fine" with the U.S. plan, but Russian officials have made clear they have objections."
Negotiations have focused on Russia's demand that Ukraine cede the entire Donbas, including areas not under Russian control, and on Ukraine's request for strong U.S. security guarantees to prevent future aggression. A Ukrainian official said the U.S. offer worsened from Kyiv's view after Trump advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Putin in the Kremlin and then held a two-hour call with Zelensky seeking a clear "yes." Three days of Miami talks produced some progress but no breakthroughs on territory or guarantees. A U.S. official said the updated proposal had been transmitted before Zelensky reported receiving it only an hour prior to the call.
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