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The United States hopes for trilateral talks on Russia's war against Ukraine, but recognizes a lack of a shared vision among the parties. This was stated by U.S. Special Envoy to Ukraine Jared Kushner during the annual meeting of the Kyiv European Strategy (YES 2026).
According to him, the American team is satisfied with the latest round of negotiations in Moscow and Kyiv and hopes to hold a trilateral meeting soon.
At the same time, he noted the absence of a common vision of the desired outcome among the sides and confirmed that the most difficult issue remains territorial.
"The most difficult issue, as before, remains territorial. I think this is, to some extent, determined by what is happening on the battlefield, where the situation is quite dynamic in this regard," Kushner said.
In his view, progress in technology and the way events unfold on the battlefield exceed the expectations of both sides.
"We hope to discuss trilateral negotiations soon. We are working on organizing this, which, in my opinion, was one of the goals. We have found that when we manage to come together with both sides, it is far more productive than 'shuttle diplomacy' if you want to achieve the final result," he noted.
The special envoy asserts that Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined the line he wants to reach:
"If Ukraine wanted to withdraw to this line (referring to Donbas), then, obviously, we already have the rest of the agreement prepared and agreed. At the moment Ukraine does not want to do this. And, of course, our task as mediators is to figure out how we can find a creative solution that does not contradict their wishes and helps them achieve their goal, and at the same time allows us to persuade Russia to stop the conflict in such a way that, hopefully, both sides can move forward within the framework that makes it impossible for a similar situation to happen again".
At the same time, he hopes that over the next few weeks it will be possible to announce what the next steps will be that will bring the sides closer to a path forward.
Peace talks
Earlier, the head of the Presidential Office, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the next round of peace talks is planned to be held in October. According to him, this concerns a trilateral format of negotiations, but he did not specify the venue of a potential meeting.
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