British News Agency

The talks held on Saturday took place just one day before Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met in Abu Dhabi to discuss a US-backed plan.

Witkoff wrote on X: "Today in Florida, Russian Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev held productive and constructive meetings as part of the US's mediation efforts to peacefully resolve the Ukrainian conflict. This meeting, showing that Russia is striving for peace in Ukraine, encouraged us."

Steve Witkoff also mentioned that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and White House Senior Advisor Josh Gruenbaum also participated in the talks. The parties did not disclose details of the issues discussed.

Delegations from Ukraine and Russia held their first face-to-face talks last week in Abu Dhabi on a plan supported by Trump. The US says the two sides are close to an agreement, but according to Kiev, no compromise has yet been reached on the key issue of land in the post-war settlement.