The Kremlin has categorically denied that a trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States is being prepared in Miami, thus refuting the versions that had been circulating in recent hours about a potential direct meeting aimed at exploring a negotiated way out of the conflict.
The Kremlin adviser also noted that he did not have access to the new US proposal to end the war, developed after previous meetings between Washington and Ukrainian and European delegations.
The possibility of a round table bringing together all parties to the conflict would mark the first such meeting in at least six months. While the United States tries to reactivate its role as a mediator and Ukraine seeks to expand Western support, Moscow makes it clear that, for now, it does not consider the possibility of formal trilateral negotiations to guide the end of the conflict mature.
Those talks barely managed to reach specific agreements, mainly focused on prisoner exchanges, without substantial progress towards a ceasefire or a lasting political settlement.
The Kremlin's denial once again reflects the distance between the parties and the fragility of the diplomatic channels opened so far.
According to Ushakov, the Russian envoy will now return to Moscow to report and assess the next steps. In a message on Telegram, he stated that the Ukrainian team in Florida "is working at a fairly rapid pace with the American side," although he avoided any direct reference to a possible meeting with Russian representatives.
Meanwhile, Florida has once again become the scene of intense diplomatic contacts. From Moscow, they affirmed that, for now, the initiative is not part of any concrete agenda.
The clarification was made by Yuri Ushakov, one of the main advisers to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who assured that there is no serious plan underway for a three-way negotiation table with US mediation.
Zelensky had also mentioned the participation of Rustem Umerov, who traveled to Miami on Friday as part of the Ukrainian delegation. However, on Sunday, the Ukrainian leader moderated his expectations and demanded broader consultations with European partners. On Saturday, at a press conference, he warned that he was not sure that anything "new" could emerge from such a format.
The latest direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine date back to the northern summer, when meetings were held in Turkey. Ukrainian envoys and European representatives joined those talks, while Russia participated through its envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, who arrived in Miami on Saturday. Dmitriev stated that contacts with US representatives were "constructive," although without detailing concrete progress.
Over the weekend, a new round of meetings took place with the presence of US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. However, Zelensky himself was skeptical about their potential results.
