Ukrainian delegation led by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov met with U.S. officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner at Witkoff's private gold club in Hallandale Beach, Florida to discuss peace negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Meeting focused on both the terms to end the war as well as Ukraine's long-term prosperity
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Achieved substantial progress in advancing a dignified peace and uniting Ukrainian negotiating positions with the United States
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