
US Special Representative Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Donald Trump ahead of two-day talks to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, which will be held in Miami on October 9.
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The United States plans to hold negotiations with the Ukrainian side in Miami to discuss a resolution to the conflict.
Special Representative of the US President Steve Witkoff and the son-in-law of the head of the White House Jared Kushner met with US President Donald Trump ahead of negotiations with Ukraine. This was reported by Axios correspondent Barak Ravid in X.
“According to a US official, Witkoff and Kushner met with President Trump on Thursday to present US proposals and seek his views ahead of talks [with the Ukrainian side] in Miami, which are expected to last two days,” the report follows.
It is noted that the meeting with the American leader was also attended by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Deputy National Security Advisor Michael Needham.
The sides will meet in Miami on October 9. The purpose of the negotiations is to discuss new ideas and develop a unified proposal for resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
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