The US delegation at the negotiations was represented by the special envoy of American President Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, and the son-in-law of the head of the White House, Jared Kushner, and the Ukrainian delegation by Umerov and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andrey Gnatov.
Umerov confirmed at the negotiations that Kyiv’s priority is a settlement that guarantees the protection of the independence and state sovereignty of Ukraine, the security of Ukrainians and “forms a stable basis for a successful democratic future.”
The parties discussed the results of the meeting of the American side with the Russian delegation in Moscow on December 2 and steps that could lead to the end of the war.
“The U.S. and Ukrainian sides also agreed on a framework for security arrangements and discussed the necessary means of deterrence to ensure sustainable peace. Both sides emphasized that real progress toward any agreements depends on Russia's willingness to demonstrate real commitment to long-term peace—in particular, taking steps to de-escalate and stop the killing,” Umerov wrote.
According to him, the country delegations also reviewed the “Future Development Program,” which should ensure the process of rebuilding Ukraine after the war, joint economic initiatives of the United States and Ukraine, and long-term reconstruction projects.
“The American and Ukrainian sides emphasized that the end of the war and real steps towards a ceasefire and de-escalation are necessary to prevent new aggression and to ensure the implementation of a comprehensive recovery plan for Ukraine, aimed at making the state stronger and more prosperous than before the war,” the NSDC Secretary informed.
Umerov confirmed that negotiations will continue on December 6.
He clarified that the meeting of the Ukrainian and US delegations on the “peace plan” on December 5 was already the sixth in the last two weeks.
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It is known that the delegations of Ukraine and the United States held meetings on the “peace plan” on November 23 in Geneva, November 30 in Miami, December 4 in Miami, and in the same city a meeting December 5th.
Earlier, on December 2, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that there were 20 points in the “peace plan,” but “some things still need to be worked out.” The three most important and sensitive issues are territories, frozen assets of the Russian Federation and security guarantees for Ukraine, the president indicated.
The media reported that there are three pillars on which the Russian Federation will not compromise in peace negotiations on Ukraine: the territory of Donbass, limiting the number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and recognition of the occupied territories of Ukraine by America and Europe.
On December 2, illegitimate Russian President Vladimir Putin, Vitkoff and Kushner discussed several “peace plan” projects to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war for about five hours at negotiations in Moscow, Putin’s assistant Yuri Ushakov reported after the meeting. According to him, “no compromise was found” on the territorial issue. One of the key issues at the negotiations was Ukraine’s membership in NATO, Ushakov pointed out.
On December 3, Trump opined that Putin “would like to end the war.” However, on December 4, Putin said that the aggressor country of the Russian Federation would allegedly “in any case” seize the Ukrainian Donbass and other territories of southern Ukraine – “militarily or otherwise.”
Putin's new statements indicate that he does not intend to retreat from his maximalist goals in the war against Ukraine, Politico explained.
