Ukraine says talks to resolve conflict will continue in US on Sunday
(VOVWORLD) - Ukrainian and US negotiators trying to move towards a settlement of the four-year conflict between Russia and Ukraine opened their latest round of talks in Florida on Saturday, with more discussions planned through the weekend.
Russian representatives were not present at the meeting.
"We continued discussing key issues and the next steps within the negotiation track," chief Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov wrote on social media platform X.
"Particular attention was paid to aligning approaches for further progress toward practical results."
Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met at two sets of US-brokered talks in the United Arab Emirates this year and a round in Geneva last month. Moscow and Kyiv agreed on prisoner exchanges, but no breakthroughs were achieved.
The White House described the latest meeting as "constructive," with discussions "focused on narrowing and resolving remaining items to move closer to a comprehensive peace agreement."
Umerov, a senior Ukrainian security official, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said there would be further talks on Sunday.