Ukraine’s prime negotiator is scheduled on Thursday to satisfy in Florida with U.S. particular envoy Steve Witkoff, two days after the American’s high-stakes assembly with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, in line with a senior U.S. administration official.
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner can also be anticipated to be within the assembly with Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukrainian Nationwide Safety and Protection Council, the official mentioned.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on Wednesday that preparations had been underway for additional discussions, however didn’t disclose when the talks had been anticipated.
On this pool {photograph} distributed by the Russian state company Sputnik, U.S. particular envoy Steve Witkoff, accompanied by Kremlin financial envoy Kirill Dmitriev, is seen previous to a gathering with Russia’s President on the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 2, 2025.
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“We’re making ready conferences in the USA — after the American staff returns from Moscow and following the related consultations in Washington — Rustem Umerov, Andrii Hnatov, together with the remainder of the negotiating staff, will proceed discussions with envoys of President Trump,” Zelenskyy mentioned on social media.
Few particulars had been launched about what had been mentioned in the course of the five-hour assembly between Witfkoff, Kushner and Putin, however post-talks feedback made by Washington and Moscow had been principally constructive. Each events acknowledged that extra work must be executed to make the deal acceptable to each Kyiv and Moscow.
Rescuers work on the web site of residence buildings hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia’s assault on Ukraine, in Sloviansk, Ukraine, Dec. 3, 2025.
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov mentioned Putin had discovered some phrases “unacceptable,” however added that others had been nice for Moscow. And Trump described it as a “fairly good assembly.”
Trump mentioned Witkoff and Kushner relayed their “impression” that Putin “wish to see the struggle ended.”
Each Russia and Ukraine continued their lengthy vary strike campaigns in a single day into Thursday.
Ukraine’s air pressure mentioned Russia launched 138 drones and two missiles into the nation in a single day, of which 114 drones had been shot down or suppressed. Two missiles and 24 drones impacted throughout 14 areas, the air pressure mentioned.
Russia’s Protection Ministry mentioned its forces downed not less than 76 Ukrainian drones in a single day, certainly one of which was destroyed over the Moscow area.
ABC Information’ Hannah Demissie contributed to this report.
