New massive Russian strikes damaged Ukrainian infrastructure on Saturday. Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with American negotiators about Washington's plan to end the war. Europe is planning a new meeting on Monday to try to influence the text.

Published on: 06/12/2025 - 22:41

Ukrainian and American negotiators, meeting in Florida, spoke on Saturday, December 6 by telephone with Volodymyr Zelensky about Washington's plan to end the war with Russia. Moscow once again carried out major strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure during the night from Friday to Saturday.

On the third day of discussions in Florida, the Ukrainian president indicated that he had had a "substantial and constructive" conversation with American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and representatives of kyiv, who met near Miami.

“The key issues that could guarantee an end to the bloodshed” and “the risk that Russia will not keep its promises” were discussed, he assured on social networks.

The Ukrainian head of state added that he had "agreed on next steps" and the "format of discussions" with the United States, without saying whether the discussions in Florida had been completed or not.

While, during the night from Friday to Saturday, 653 Russian drones and 51 missiles targeted Ukraine, according to its army, diplomatic discussions are continuing on several fronts to try to end the war triggered by the Russian invasion in February 2022.

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Ukrainians and Americans agreed on Friday that “any real progress towards an agreement depends on Russia's willingness to seriously commit to lasting peace,” said American diplomacy.

Washington added that the participants had "agreed on the framework of security arrangements (...) and deterrence capabilities necessary to maintain a lasting peace" after a ceasefire.

Meeting Monday in London

Far from Miami, several European leaders, largely absent from these negotiations to which they were not invited, will meet on Monday in London.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on

Since the presentation of the American plan almost three weeks ago, the European Union has been trying to influence a text whose first version was perceived as very favorable to Russian interests and negotiated by a man, Steve Witkoff, criticized for his proximity to Moscow.

“Imposing restrictions and constraints on Ukraine will not bring us lasting peace,” the head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, reiterated on Saturday.

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Few details have filtered out on the content of the amended American plan since its first version. After U.S. envoys visited Moscow on Tuesday, the Kremlin said progress had been made but "much work remained."

Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he was waiting for the return of the two Ukrainian negotiators, Roustem Oumerov, and the chief of staff of the armed forces, Andriï Gnatov, "with a detailed report" of the Florida talks.

Heating and water cut off

These diplomatic discussions come at a time when new massive Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure deprived thousands of homes across the country of heat and water on Saturday.

“The main targets of these strikes were, once again, energy installations. Russia’s goal is to inflict suffering on millions of Ukrainians,” Volodymyr Zelensky reacted on social networks.

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Three injuries were reported by the governor in the kyiv region, and other drones and missiles targeted energy sites in the regions of Cherniguiv (north), Zaporizhia (south), Lviv (west) and Dnipropetrovsk (center-east), Ukrainian officials said.

“In the Odessa region (southwest), 9,500 subscribers are still without heating and 34,000 without running water due to the damage,” said Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction, Oleksiï Kouleba.

For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry indicated that 116 Ukrainian drones had been intercepted over Russia overnight.

With AFP

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