Moscow has maintained its policy of not disclosing details regarding ongoing Ukraine peace negotiations. Top Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on his latest diplomatic engagement with American counterparts, though specifics remain under wraps, according to Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
Dmitriev met in Miami this past weekend with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, former President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and White House official Josh Gruenbaum to discuss Washington’s efforts to mediate a resolution to the Ukraine conflict. Peskov refused to confirm or deny media reports that the Russian envoy had brought back four draft documents for Putin’s consideration.
The Kremlin reiterated that “communicating through the mass media is inadvisable” if it wants negotiations to prove successful, adding that the U.S. is aware of the “main parameters of the Russian position.”
Moscow has denounced Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy’s peace framework as failing to address critical security concerns, including Ukraine’s claims over territories annexed by Russia in 2022 and its insistence on maintaining an 800,000-strong standing army supported by NATO nations.
