{"id":2515966,"date":"2025-11-30T23:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-hails-very-productive-ukraine-peace-talks-in-miami\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T23:44:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:44:44","slug":"rubio-hails-very-productive-ukraine-peace-talks-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-hails-very-productive-ukraine-peace-talks-in-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"Rubio hails &#8216;very productive&#8217; Ukraine peace talks in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frubio-hails-very-productive-ukraine-peace-talks-in-miami%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S.Secretary of State Marco Rubio described recent peace negotiations in Miami between the United States and Ukraine as &#8220;very productive,&#8221; while acknowledging that more work remains. A Ukrainian delegation met with U.S. officials to discuss a 28-point U.S.-backed peace plan aimed at ending the war with Russia. The ukrainians sought revisions to the plan, which had been criticized for potentially conceding too much to Russia. After a five-hour meeting attended by rubio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-officials-resign-following-protest-at-capitol-building-which-left-4-people-dead\/\" title=\"... admin. officials resign following protest at Capitol Building, which left 4 people dead\">special envoy<\/a> Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, both Rubio and Ukraine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. ... Has That Now\">security council<\/a> head Rustem Umerov called the talks successful. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to the U.S. and President Trump&#8217;s team for their efforts. Witkoff plans to travel to Moscow soon for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, possibly accompanied by Kushner, building on their previous work on ceasefires. Former President Trump expressed optimism about the possibility of reaching a deal to end the conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rubio hails &lsquo;very productive&rsquo; Ukraine peace talks in Miami, but work remains<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2414122\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\">Marco Rubio<\/a> said negotiations on Sunday between the United States and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a> over the U.S.-backed peace plan to end the war with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\">Russia<\/a> were &ldquo;very productive,&rdquo; but stressed there is still &ldquo;more work&rdquo; ahead.<\/p>\n<p>A Ukrainian delegation traveled to Miami, Florida, over the weekend to meet with U.S. officials over the 28-point peace plan, with the Ukrainians <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3901804\/top-ukrainian-officials-head-to-us-to-discuss-ending-war\/\">seeking<\/a> changes to the document that has previously been panned as capitulating to Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3902190\/trump-downplays-venezuelan-airspace-closure-maduro-call\/\">Trump downplays Venezuelan airspace &#8216;closure&#8217; after Maduro phone call<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3901628\/trump-suggests-venezuela-looking-rig-upcoming-honduran-elections\/\">Trump suggests Venezuela looking to rig upcoming Honduran elections: &#8216;Democracy is on trial&#8217;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3901483\/pope-leo-xiv-unity-eastern-orthodox-church-high-profile-turkey-visit\/\">Pope Leo XIV calls for unity with Eastern Orthodox Church in high-profile Turkey visit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After the five-hour meeting on Sunday, Rubio, flanked by special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law Jared Kushner, gave a short statement that expressed some optimism about the state of the peace talks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had a very productive session. We don&rsquo;t want to only end the war but make Ukraine safe forever,&rdquo; he told reporters. &ldquo;I think we built on that today, but there&rsquo;s more work to be done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine&rsquo;s security council and who was representing the Ukrainian delegation, similarly called the negotiations &ldquo;productive and successful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both took no questions from the press after the meeting, which was held at Witkoff&rsquo;s Shell Bay&nbsp;golf club.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky was briefed by Umerov afterward, with the Ukrainian president releasing a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1995245265440125290\">statement<\/a> that included little beyond an expression of thanks to the U.S. and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Grateful to America, to President Trump&rsquo;s team, and to the President personally for the time that is being invested so intensively in determining the steps to end the war. We will continue to work,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.-Ukraine meeting comes ahead of Witkoff&rsquo;s trip to Moscow this week that will include a sit-down with Russian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\">Vladimir Putin<\/a>. The special envoy may also be joined by Kushner, which is notable given the pair&rsquo;s work securing the Gaza ceasefire and long-term peace plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3899614\/vladimir-putin-creation-ukrainian-nationalism\/\">HOW PUTIN CREATED UKRAINIAN NATIONALISM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump is pulling for an end to the war, which he has long lamented should never have happened and wouldn&rsquo;t have if he was president in 2022, the year it began.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening, Trump indicated he spoke to both Rubio and Witkoff following the meeting and said there&rsquo;s a &ldquo;good chance we can make a deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio praises &#8216;productive&#8217; Ukraine peace talks, more work needed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2515967,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rubio-hails-ukraine-peace-talks.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[10374,38128,5438,6991],"class_list":["post-2515966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-miami","tag-peace-talks","tag-rubio","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/rubio-hails-ukraine-peace-talks.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515970,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515966\/revisions\/2515970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}