Without confirmed dates or a definitive roadmap, the talks in Miami are shaping up as a first step to gauge the real willingness of the parties to sit at the same table and assess whether there is room for an agreement to end the most serious conflict in Europe since World War II. Sources consulted: statements from the President of Ukraine; U.S. diplomatic information; Russian spokespeople; precedents of international negotiations on the conflict in Ukraine. Both sides have already held private meetings in the vicinity of Miami with Ukraine's chief negotiator Rustem Umerov, as well as with representatives of France, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The simultaneous presence of Russian, Ukrainian, European, and American envoys in the same geographical area constitutes an advance over the previous phase of the process, when Washington had chosen to negotiate separately with each party in different capitals and without direct contact instances between Kyiv and Moscow. A little over a month ago, the United States had presented a first draft plan to end the war. Since then, that initial scheme has been subject to revisions after consultations with the Ukrainian government and with Western partners. Although the details of the updated version have not officially been disclosed, Zelensky admitted that the new proposal would imply territorial concessions by Ukraine, in exchange for solid security guarantees from the West. This point remains one of the most sensitive in the negotiation, both on the internal Ukrainian plane and in the European strategic debate, where fears persist that any territorial cession will consolidate Russian advances achieved by force. From Kyiv, the Ukrainian government is trying to show itself open to exploring a negotiated way out, without giving up its claim of sovereignty or long-term defense guarantees. This was confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who revealed that Washington proposed face-to-face meetings between the belligerent parties within an approximate period of six months. According to Zelensky, the proposal contemplates a trilateral dialogue format between Ukraine, the United States, and Russia, with the eventual participation of European representatives. Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev confirmed that he was heading to Miami to participate in the preliminary talks, which marked a significant change from previous stages, in which contacts were made indirectly and fragmented. On the American side, the mediation role is headed by special envoy Steve Witkoff and by Jared Kushner, who has once again assumed an active role in international diplomacy. "It would be logical to hold a joint meeting," stated the official, while noting that European countries could join the scheme as accompanying and political support actors in a conflict that directly impacts continental security. The diplomatic efforts began to take shape this weekend in Florida, where Ukrainian and European delegations, as well as high-level American envoys, are already present. In parallel, Moscow seeks to capitalize on its position on the ground and pressure for any agreement to recognize the territorial changes produced since the beginning of the invasion. The U.S. initiative, still in an embryonic stage, appears as an attempt by the White House to recover diplomatic centrality and offer a political path after nearly three years of war, with a growing human and economic cost. That initiative was received with strong reservations by Ukraine and several of its European allies, who considered that the text disproportionately benefited the demands of the Kremlin. Buenos Aires, December 21, 2025 - Total News Agency - TNA - The Donald Trump administration began to outline a new diplomatic attempt to steer the end of the war in Eastern Europe, by proposing the holding of direct negotiations between Ukraine and Russia in the U.S. city of Miami.
