Despite the United States and Ukrainian negotiators hailed the talks in Miami, Florida on Sunday as "productive and constructive," U.S. media reports claimed that the talks had made no breakthroughs due to sharp differences between the two parties.
The U.S. newspaper Politico reported with the headline "No breakthrough after Ukraine talks in Miami," noting that huge differences remain between the conflicting parties.
Several media outlets also reported on Monday that U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in an interview that negotiations on resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict had made progress, but he was not confident in reaching a peaceful solution, and that territorial concessions were a major obstacle to the negotiations.
Russian and Ukrainian delegations recently held separate talks with their U.S. counterparts in Florida, described by the U.S. presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff on the social platform X as "productive and constructive."
However, no details were provided regarding the progress of the negotiations.
On Sunday, a two-day round of Russia–U.S. talks on the Ukraine issue concluded in Florida.
Russian President's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev said "the talks went very well," but did not disclose further details. He also hinted that the next round of talks might be held in Moscow, Russia.
Witkoff also said that Russia "remains fully committed to achieving peace in Ukraine," while attaching great importance to relevant efforts and support from the U.S. side.
On the same day, Witkoff also used the phrase "productive and constructive" to describe talks held over the past three days in Florida between the United States, Ukraine, and European countries.
Rustem Umerov, head of the Ukrainian negotiating delegation and secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, released an almost identical statement on social media.
On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that the Ukrainian delegation had concluded a series of talks with the U.S. in Miami and had begun its return to Ukraine.
Zelensky said the delegation would submit details of the negotiations to him that evening.
He noted that both sides had completed all key work at the draft stage of a 20-point peace plan, and that the overall framework of the plan had been finalized. While not perfect, he said, the core objectives for advancing peace had been achieved.
Miami talks "no breakthroughs": US media
