Rubio names key obstacle in Ukraine talks<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\nHe declined to spell out details of the four documents related to the Ukraine peace plan handed over to Moscow. \u201cWe proceed from the fact that in this case it is better for these negotiations to be conducted in silence,\u201d<\/em> he said, adding that Russia is \u201cnot a supporter of megaphone diplomacy\u201d<\/em> and that Moscow sees the Americans as following the same principle.<\/p>\nHis comments came after a roughly five-hour meeting in the Kremlin between Putin and Witkoff, which was joined by Kushner, focused on possible ways to end the fighting. Presidential aide Yury Ushakov called the discussion \u201cvery useful, constructive [and] very substantive,\u201d<\/em> adding that the sides \u201cdiscussed the substance, not specific wording and solutions.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\nThe talks were built around a US-drafted framework that first surfaced publicly in November when a 28-point proposal was leaked to the media. The plan would reportedly require Kiev to give up parts of Russia\u2019s Donbass still under its control, renounce NATO membership ambitions and accept limits on the size of its armed forces. Since then, however, Ukraine and its EU backers attempted to impose their own conditions during several rounds of talks with the US.<\/p>\n
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