US, Ukrainian Delegations to Discuss Peace in Miami as Trump’s Envoys May Return to Moscow

US and Ukrainian delegations will meet in Miami on Friday, Oct. 9, to discuss new proposals aimed at ending Russia’s war against Ukraine, while US presidential envoys may return to Moscow later this month for further talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.According to Axios, citing US and Ukrainian officials, the two-day talks are expected to focus on potential ways to break the diplomatic deadlock, including a possible partial ceasefire covering attacks on energy infrastructure and grain shipments.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The Trump administration is seeking a diplomatic breakthrough ahead of the US midterm elections and before the onset of harsh winter weather in Ukraine, as per the report.“They are all nervous about the winter. It will be a tough winter if the war does not stop. So the US is trying to mediate with the sides, with the goal of creating a unified proposal,” a US source told the outlet.Ukraine, US to discuss ceasefire and security guaranteesSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with US President Donald Trump on Thursday to present the latest US proposal and receive his input ahead of the Miami talks, a US official told Axios.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Deputy National Security Advisor Mike Needham also attended the meeting.The Ukrainian delegation will include President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Chief of Staff Kyrylo Budanov, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov, Servant of the People parliamentary faction leader Davyd Arakhamia, and First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsya. Oleh Ivashchenko, head of Ukraine’s Intelligence Service (HUR), will also be present. Other Topics of Interest Ukrainian Child Rescue Advocate Among Nobel Peace Prize Contenders as Trump Eyes Award Mykola Kuleba’s campaign to return Ukrainian children taken by Russia draws Nobel attention as Trump pushes for the prestigious peace award. The US has also invited national security advisers from the United Kingdom, France and Germany, along with officials from NATO and the European Union.The agenda is expected to include security guarantees for Ukraine, a post-war economic recovery plan and other aspects of the war, a US source told Axios.Zelensky said Thursday that Kyiv was discussing with Washington the possibility of a ceasefire covering energy infrastructure and grain shipments.“As for what might be realistic or more realistic, I am not ready to say yet. I do not want to say something and then have Russia, as always, do the opposite out of spite. So let’s wait and see,” Zelensky said.Ukraine has expressed readiness to agree to such a ceasefire, but Russia has shown little interest in the proposal, Axios reported.Witkoff and Kushner could travel to Moscow later in October for further talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a source familiar with the matter told Axios.The pair visited Moscow and Kyiv in early September and have since been working with Russian and Ukrainian officials on an updated peace initiative, according to the report.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday in Lisbon that the war had reached a “stalemate.” He said Washington wanted to prevent further escalation in the coming month and find a path toward ending the conflict.Despite skepticism in Kyiv about the prospects for a breakthrough, a Ukrainian official told Axios that the upcoming US midterm elections and Russia’s interest in sanctions relief could create incentives for Putin to agree to some form of ceasefire. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 90% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.