On the 14th (local time), a U.S. delegation that held talks in Berlin, Germany, with the Ukrainian side on ending the war said "much progress has been made."
Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump, said on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that the talks were held with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. In addition to Envoy Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Trump's eldest son-in-law, attended as a representative of the U.S. side.
Envoy Witkoff said the meeting lasted more than five hours, adding that "the delegation had in-depth discussions related to a 20-point peace plan, the economic agenda, and more." He added, "Much progress has been made, and we plan to meet again tomorrow (the 15th) in the morning."
President Trump is working to end the war in Ukraine before the end of this year, but the negotiations are moving slowly. The talks were held after Ukraine counterproposed a revised plan reducing the original 28-point U.S. peace proposal to 20 points.
As many assessed that the initial U.S. peace proposal tilted in favor of Russia, attention is on whether the talks between the United States and Ukraine, which continue through the 15th, will produce a substantive agreement to end the war.