The key facts

  • On Friday, talks between the US, Ukraine and Europe lasting about six hours took place at Witkoff's golf club in Miami.
  • According to the NYT, Witkoff left the meeting and joined as a third participant a call between Trump and Putin that lasted roughly as long as a soccer match.
  • According to Witkoff, the US agreed with Russia on the purchase of diesel fuel and the lifting of sanctions; per the NYT, Trump was not personally present at the club.

Talks at the Miami golf club

According to The New York Times, a meeting of US, Ukrainian and European representatives took place on Friday at a Miami golf club owned by Steve Witkoff. The US was represented by Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The European side was represented by the national security advisers to the leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom, as well as senior officials from the European Union and NATO. According to the outlet, Trump himself was not present at the club.

Witkoff's departure and the call with Putin

During the meeting, which lasted about six hours, the Ukrainian delegation presented its proposals for ending the war, and the European participants presented their plan. At that moment, according to the NYT, Witkoff excused himself and left the talks: he joined as a third participant a phone call between Trump at the White House and Putin at the Kremlin, while remaining in Miami. The Trump-Putin call, according to the outlet, lasted roughly as long as a soccer match.

Report on diesel and sanctions

According to the NYT, during the call Trump and Putin agreed on the US purchasing diesel fuel from Russia. Returning to the negotiating room, Witkoff told the meeting participants that an agreement had been reached on lifting sanctions against Russia and purchasing diesel fuel from it. The NYT does not report the Ukrainian delegation's reaction to this announcement.