INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Office told news outlets, with the latest discussions on a ceasefire proposal now taking place among senior officials.Sky News
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also declined to attend, according to The New York Times
presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, who is expected to travel to Moscow this week, also skipped the London meeting.Instead, the talks are
special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg and Emmanuel Bonne, diplomatic adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron
presence as a setback for European leaders as they try to play a greater role in the peace process
Rubio had met with the French and British foreign ministers and a senior German official in Paris last Thursday, where he presented a U.S
Kyiv nor Moscow demonstrated a willingness to move quickly on a resolution to the conflict.A U.S
official involved in the talks told Axios that both Rubio and Witkoff backed out of the London meeting after Ukraine signaled it wanted to
focus on a 30-day ceasefire proposal rather than a broader U.S
framework.That framework, according to Axios, includes U.S
regions, sanctions relief and the promise of future economic cooperation
The outlet noted that security guarantees for Ukraine remain vague.Axios described the one-page document as U.S
If Kyiv rejects the deal, the U.S
administration may withdraw from mediation efforts.Zelensky on Tuesday dismissed any recognition of Crimea as Russian territory
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly offered Witkoff this month to freeze the war along current front lines as part of
potential U.S.-led negotiations.
