US-Ukraine Negotiations Mainly Focused on Territorial Issue - Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The negotiations between the US and Ukrainian delegations in Florida were almost entirely focused on where the de facto border with Russia would be drawn under a peace deal, the Axios portal reported on Monday, citing two Ukrainian officials.
On Sunday, US-Ukraine negotiations took place in Florida. The US delegation was headed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the Ukrainian delegation was led by Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Rustem Umerov.
The report said the US side hoped to make progress on the territorial issue, which US special envoy Steve Witkoff could then present to Russian President Vladimir Putin. After roughly an hour in a larger group, the meeting narrowed to three officials from each side, and the line of demarcation for controlled territories was virtually the only topic of discussion, the portal reported.
