Russia's Dmitriev heading for Miami for ceasefire talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, is heading to Miami for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
The meeting in Miami takes place after talks in Berlin with Ukrainian and European officials held by Witkoff and Kushner earlier this week totry to reach a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
The duo were also scheduled to meet Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov in Miami on Friday.
The Russian source said that any meeting between Dmitriev and the Ukrainian negotiators had been ruled out.
"Three-way contacts with the Ukrainian side are not planned," said the Russian source with the direct knowledge of the visit, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Trump's administration is pushing to bring an end to nearly four years of war, but bridging the positions of Russia, Ukraine, and European Union leaders on issues such as Ukraine's NATO membership and territorial concessions has not been easy.
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