Kyiv and Washington set to align on key positions by end of today, bringing peace closer, says Ukraine's chief negotiator

Rustem Umierov, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council, has said he expects that Kyiv and Washington will have agreed on common positions by the end of the day, bringing peace closer.

Source: European Pravda, citing Umierov on X (Twitter)

Details: Umierov said the Ukrainian-American negotiations over the past two days have been constructive and productive, with "real progress achieved".

"We hope we will reach an agreement that will bring us closer to peace by the end of the day," he said.

Umierov also highlighted "noise and anonymous speculation" in the media.

"Please don't fall for rumours and provocations. The American team, led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are working extremely constructively to help Ukraine find a way to a peace agreement that lasts," he stressed.

The Ukrainian team is "enormously grateful to President Trump and his team for all the efforts they are putting in", Umierov added.

Background:

• Earlier, AFP reported that during talks in Berlin on Sunday 14 December, US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner pressed Ukrainian representatives to give up the part of Donbas still under Kyiv's control.
• Following this, Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Serhii Kyslytsia urged the public not to trust anonymous sources on the US position in the negotiations.

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