US, Ukraine, Europe Hold Miami Talks on Ending Russia War — SkimNews
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- US envoy Steve Witkoff announced 'productive' and 'constructive' trilateral talks in Miami with Ukrainian and European officials aimed at concluding the war with Russia ahead of winter.
- The Miami meeting included the E3, European Commission, Ukraine, and NATO, covering energy resilience, grain exports, security guarantees, Ukraine's post-war reconstruction, economic prosperity, and EU accession.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday the conflict has reached a dangerous 'stalemate,' warning that escalation could spread to neighboring NATO countries.
- Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump on Friday that resuming talks with Ukraine is unlikely, citing drone attacks on Moscow during last month's parliamentary elections.
- A Russian strike on civilian buses in eastern Ukraine killed 33 people — described in the article as the single deadliest attack this year.
- Trump's US-Russia diesel deal on Friday overshadowed the peace talks; Trump blamed Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries for surging diesel prices, while Zelenskyy called the deal a 'gift to Putin' and European allies also criticized it.
- A Ukrainian drone hit a Russian fuel site hours after the diesel deal was announced.
Why it matters: The same Friday produced simultaneous signals in opposite directions: a US-led diplomatic track in Miami, a Russian strike that killed 33 civilians in eastern Ukraine, and Putin publicly telling Trump talks are unlikely to resume. The backlash from Zelenskyy and European allies to Trump's diesel deal signals that allied confidence in the US-led process is itself a constraint on whatever diplomatic progress emerges.
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