U.S. and Ukrainian government officials will meet in the United States on the 30th (local time) to discuss a Ukraine war cease-fire proposal to present to Russia.
On the 29th, Reuters, citing a senior U.S. government official, reported that Marco Rubio Minister, presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida on the 30th.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky also posted on X (formerly Twitter) that day, confirming the Ukrainian delegation's visit to the United States.
President Zelensky said, "The U.S. side is showing a constructive approach, and steps to decide how to end the war with dignity can be detailed within days," adding, "Ukraine continues to cooperate with the United States in the most constructive way possible."
Earlier, President Trump presented Ukraine with a 28-point cease-fire plan arranged through behind-the-scenes talks with Russia and pressed for acceptance by the 27th. However, the plan drew controversy because it included a large number of provisions unfavorable to Ukraine, such as ▲ giving up Donbas territory ▲ a drastic reduction in the size of the military ▲ recognizing Russian as an official language.
In the end, after backlash emerged from Ukraine, Europe, and even parts of the U.S. Republican Party, the United States met a Ukrainian delegation in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 23rd to discuss a new cease-fire plan. The new plan reportedly streamlines the original 28 provisions to 19 and leaves core issues such as territory "unfinished" so President Trump and President Zelensky can decide them at a summit.
Envoy Witkoff, after concluding talks with Ukraine, plans to lead a U.S. delegation to Moscow, Russia, next week to discuss the cease-fire plan with President Putin.