Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s representative in the Ukraine peace talks, is scheduled to meet with the U.S. negotiating team in Florida on Saturday. Dmitriev wrote on X that he is “on the way to Miami,” sharing a video showing sunlight piercing through clouds.
“As warmongers continue their efforts to sabotage the U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, I recalled this video from my last visit — light piercing the storm clouds,” Dmitriev remarked.
The last meeting of Ukrainian and Russian representatives occurred face-to-face in July in Istanbul, but aside from prisoner exchanges, little progress was made.
The U.S. is advocating a peace deal that may require Ukraine to cede parts of its territory, a proposal that Ukrainians are hesitant to accept.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Friday that “there’s no peace deal unless Ukraine agrees to it,” noting he might also participate in the potential Russia-Ukraine talks.
“But there’s also no peace deal unless Russia agrees to it,” Rubio added. “Therefore, our role is not to impose anything on anyone. We aim to see if we can bring both sides to a mutual agreement.”
Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on Saturday that nearly 1,200,000 Russian troops have been lost since Moscow commenced its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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