U.S. lead negotiator Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly met with Ukraine’s delegation, led by Rustem Umerov, on Friday in Miami. This follows the recent trip to Berlin by Witkoff and Kushner to meet with Ukrainian and European officials.

Kirill Dmitriev, the Kremlin’s senior negotiator, declared that Russia and the United States are having “constructive” peace discussions in Florida, saying the talks would continue into the evening and would resume the following day.

A Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine, a U.S. official said Thursday, part of the ongoing back-and-forth diplomacy as the Trump administration pushes for a potential deal.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet senior Ukrainian negotiator, Rustem Umerov, for talks in Miami on Thursday.

The Kremlin’s senior negotiator in talks on ending the war in Ukraine, Kirill Dmitriev, said he was on his way to Florida for fresh meetings with US counterparts on December 20 – hours after a Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa region killed eight people and injured 27.

The University of South Florida held its December commencement this weekend. For one graduate, the cap and gown represent more than a degree. It’s a celebration for Ukraine.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s advisers and Ukrainian officials say they’ll meet for a third day of talks on Saturday after making progress on finding agreement on a security framework for postwar Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin’s envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is leading the Russian delegation that will meet with property tycoon-turned-diplomat Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Marco Rubio, Trump’s top diplomat and national security advisor, said he may also join the talks.